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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by pjmlp on Sunday January 16, 2022 @07:41AM (#29955522)
On the contrary, XBox has the full disposal of Windows Store and UWP applications available to it.

So no difference than using Windows 10S, 10X or whatever other UWP only variants Microsoft has released thus far.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by tomnipotent on Sunday January 16, 2022 @08:23AM (#29955795)
UWP is nothing like it. Steam Deck is just running Linux with an existing DE, with some Valve-supported software and drivers.
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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by pjmlp on Sunday January 16, 2022 @08:58AM (#29956012)
Indeed, XBox runs two versions of Windows via a type 1 hypervisor, one version is a minimal Windows kernel tailored for gaming, while the other supports the OS services required to have the UWP runtime running on the same hardware.

Not at all the same thing. /s

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by tomnipotent on Sunday January 16, 2022 @09:18AM (#29956155)
Indeed, Steam Deck runs one version of Linux (based on Arch) and enables Windows games through a non-virtualized compatibility layer (Proton, forked from Wine).

Not at all the same thing.

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Re:Switching from macOS to Pop_OS by pjmlp on Monday January 17, 2022 @12:50AM (#29963714)
Whatever dude, we will see the hard numbers quite soon.
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