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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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