So I've tried SteamOS on my PC...

[Mr Puggsly]

Chazore said:

Mr Puggsly said:

I hear ya, but at the rate things are going SteamOS has little chance of being a good alternative to Windows. I like competition but nothing interesting is happening in Linux gaming. Its just different OS that plays some games found on Windows.

People that don't like Windows 10 are very vocal, but it seems like many are content with it. If you don't like it, well Windows 7 is still an option.

Things take time to perfect, for example, those robotic Big dogs that Boston Dynamics had a year or two ago from from being big and bulky to being small and quit while also display effinceny. We had phones from some years ago that couldn't do what phones do today. Linux years ago wasn't anywhere in the decent position it is today, time has changed all of those.

Doens't matter what chances it has, it hasn't stopped people from usingLinux to play games with for years and years. I don't know what Steam OS has to do to make it dreastically different than Windows, it just needs to play games and be good at running them, there isn't anything interesting about an OS running some games, hell none of the Windows OS's have blown my socks away, them being able to play games has been the norm for me for a very long time.

Many is subjective considering the number that still use Linux and it;s distros, Mac users, Win 7-8.1 users and then people using Android. There are 7 billion on this rock, most arne't using 10, otherwise we'd be seeing insane adoption numbes like 6 billion, but that's unlikley to happen due to the other forms of competition in the market.  Yes 7 is still an option but it won't be around for a long time and Steam OS improving over time makes it a viable option for me to use when devs decide to stop support for Win 7.

Well Linux has been around for a long time. There was even a period in the early 2000s that PC manufacturers were trying to sell PCs with Linux installed at retail. Its just never had the software support or user friendliness to be a viable option. Apple PCs have also been used for gaming for many years, but avid gamers stick with WIndows for obvious reasons.

SteamOS isn't doing anything intersting therefore people don't see any reason to switch. Cutting edge PC gaming happens on Windows, while Linux users beg for more ports. Hence, the interesting stuff is happening on Windows.

I don't think Windows 7 gaming support is gonna end anytime soon, outside of some exceptions like MS's WIndows 10 exclusives.

When I said "many", I clearly meant PC users. I find it hard to believe you didn't understand that.

I don't see room in the market for Linux (not for a significant audience atleast). But Windows does have competition, mobile devices like Android are a great alternitive for many PC functions.