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Re:Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship contro... by Sohcahtoa82 on Friday August 15, 2025 @05:04PM (#44917232)
I try to avoid vendor lock-in when I can.

I'm a Windows user. I don't want to lose my apps if (really, when) I eventually switch to Linux.

Buying my games on Steam means I can play my games anywhere.

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Re:Steam can't escape the fallout from its censorship contro... by pjmlp on Saturday August 16, 2025 @01:37AM (#44920491)
Not really, because not every game on Steam does exist in all other platforms supported by Steam, and Proton is still Windows anyway.
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