Re:Steam Deck OLED
by ehsankia on Thursday November 09, 2023 @05:43PM
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Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that no public traded company would ever do this, or spend this much resources in things such as repairability or Linux layer improvements. It's nice that Valve is still a private company and can decide to focus on things that actually good for the space and consumers, even if it's not the most optimal use of their time.
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Re:Steam Deck OLED
by saidinesh5 on Thursday November 09, 2023 @05:52PM
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> Sure, but it doesn't change the fact that no public traded company would ever do this, or spend this much resources in things such as repairability or Linux layer improvements.
Google used to be like this once upon a time, long long ago... (That blocks phone, unlocked bootloader on all their Nexus devices, Linux improvements for Chrome/Android etc...). Not sure if things really changed or it's just in my head, but they no longer seem that way.
Well, Pixel is still with unlocked bootloader and is the only phone on the market with which you can bake in your own signing keys, lock the bootloader and have an actually secure boot chain controlled by yourself.
Re:Steam Deck OLED
by johnnyanmac on Friday November 10, 2023 @02:32AM
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It's not impossible, and large companies do regularly contribute or create their own FOSS.
But yes, there has always been a big dose of NIH from corporate. Sometimes it is warranted, but many times it's extra work on this hope that they hoard valuable tech to themselves.