It wouldn't be a pc, would it? It would be a Nintendo box capable of running steam os. And they would be NX exclusives. Not for other steam machines. 

Linux wouldn't... Steam machine would because you can install windows on a steam machine

All fun is prohibited now. Weren't you here yesterday? The end is nigh. 

Ohi thought you meant pc as in it runs windows. The NX (in this instance) could be locked to just run steam OS and a separate Nintendo OS.

This NX box could be prohibited from running anything except steam os and Nintendo OS or NX.

Ah, sorry did not get what you meant. Most Steam Machines are coming preinstalled with Windows from what I understand.

I think Steam OS will find moderate success. There are a lot more games on Linux than you would expect as well

Can you tone down the insults please? If Nintendo sell a ,aside amount of consoles that sell nintendo software, it's hardly a loss for nintendo. Especially when their games would have a massive install base. The valve games would make them zero profit, but 3rd party games currently make the zero profit, and the lack of 3rd party games means people won't buy their consoles. If this idea failed it would affect valve as their biggest producer of hardware for their hopeful new venture, steam OS, would have failed, thus dragging them down. 

Iiiiiiiiiit would fail. And I'd buy it anyway.

Hmm, probably not. If this was considered, I doubt it would be this soon. First going mobile to test the waters before expanding even further.

No thanks. I like Steam. But I'm good with it being on my PC.