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Re:Valve Confirms They are Working on a Steam Box by venomsnake on Sunday December 09, 2012 @04:23PM (#4896183)
I think the only interesting thing here is Gabe's definition of "very controlled". If it means fixed hardware is acceptable. If it means walled garden with no root or unsigned code - no thanks.
Re:Valve Confirms They are Working on a Steam Box by jugglinmike on Sunday December 09, 2012 @07:12PM (#4896787)
Based on the full quote (below), it seems that he was referring to Valve's offering only:

"Well certainly our hardware will be a very controlled environment," he said. "If you want more flexibility, you can always buy a more general purpose PC. [...]"