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Re:Gabe Newell: Linux is the future of gaming, new hardware ... by bentcorner on Monday September 16, 2013 @04:04PM (#6395536)
As far as iOS and Android go, IMO Valve sees these as just as bad as Windows, if not worse.

In the market of "Tablets on which you can game through Steam", the GP is speculating that Windows will continue to be the leader.

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Re:Gabe Newell: Linux is the future of gaming, new hardware ... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @02:58AM (#6397986)
Android doesn't stop you from installing a steam store; are you sure about that?
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Re:Gabe Newell: Linux is the future of gaming, new hardware ... by bentcorner on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @09:07AM (#6399016)
I don't have an android device, but from the looks of things it's like the iOS app - the store is there but it's only to shop for PC games. You can't install anything. I could be wrong, though.
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Re:Gabe Newell: Linux is the future of gaming, new hardware ... by Dylan16807 on Tuesday September 17, 2013 @12:02PM (#6400049)
I'm ignoring whatever steam actually offers; I'm only talking about the capabilities of android. You can easily install third party stores, so it's a much better situation than iOS or Metro.
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