Re:Steam Machine
by B1FF_PSUVM on Thursday November 13, 2025 @10:06PM
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> Noblesse oblige exists because
... the plebs know what is good for them. Horrible Dukes get horses wanting nails.
Well the complements of steam are the OS and hardware. So commoditizing them increases sales.
https://www.joelonsoftware.com/2002/06/12/strategy-letter-v/
"A complement is a product that you usually buy together with another product. Gas and cars are complements. Computer hardware is a classic complement of computer operating systems. And babysitters are a complement of dinner at fine restaurants."
This is not that - Steam has to compete on the free market, there is a reward for making the product everyone else refuses to make. In a post-Deck world, it's hard to believe that moral obligation plays a bigger role than the overall hatred of Windows for seamless gaming experiences.