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| Valve to offer applications through Steam |
| By Thom Holwerda on 2012-08-08 18:45:24 |
| Valve has just announced it will start selling applications through Steam. "The Software titles coming to Steam range from creativity to productivity. Many of the launch titles will take advantage of popular Steamworks features, such as easy installation, automatic updating, and the ability to save your work to your personal Steam Cloud space so your files may travel with you. More Software titles will be added in an ongoing fashion following the September 5th launch, and developers will be welcome to submit Software titles via Steam Greenlight." I feel like a broken record at this point, but guys and girls, Valve is going to release specifications for a 'Steambox'. A set of minimum specifications a Linux or Windows machine has to adhere to, either self-built or by an OEM. Steam pre-installed, can be used as regular PC and as a console. With Windows 8 locking itself down, this is their only option - and I applaud it. |
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| RE[3]: Package management |
| By Wafflez on 2012-08-08 22:24:41 |
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No one in their right minds would offer free quality software upgrades when one can make millions. Quality paid software on Windows = no point in having some package manager for shitloads of amateur software. |
 - Score: -1 |
| RE[3]: Package management |
| By leech on 2012-08-08 22:33:30 |
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I think he means that photoshop sucks because it doesn't have a decent upgrade path. ;) |
| - Score: 4 |
| RE[2]: Package management |
| By 0brad0 on 2012-08-08 23:20:19 |
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> I just use two ways to update software - Windows Update or opening an application a pop up shows saying that there's a new version and downloads it. And that's a joke at best. That's not my idea of good package management at all. |
| - Score: 8 |
| RE[4]: Package management |
| By 0brad0 on 2012-08-08 23:21:39 |
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> Quality paid software on Windows = no point in having some package manager for shitloads of amateur software. LOL. You sound like a clueless Windows user. |
| - Score: 3 |
| Comment by Nelson |
| By Nelson on 2012-08-08 23:28:32 |
| This just proves that Gabe's Windows 8 comments were little more than self serving. They were working on a competitor to the Windows Store. |
| - Score: 3 |
| RE[3]: Package management |
| By ilovebeer on 2012-08-09 00:23:42 |
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> Ha, you realize that upgrading Gimp from 2 to 3 isn't exactly the same as upgrading Photoshop from 4 to 5? What do you mean? I'd like to know what he means as well. Updating Photoshop is simple & painless. The only requirement is patience for it to finish. |
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| RE: Comment by Nelson |
| By leech on 2012-08-09 00:38:48 |
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I used Windows 8 on a touch screen / laptop (HP Touchsmart TX2) and it is serious amounts of crap. I mean... combine the hatred toward ME and Vista, add in some vomit and feces, and you have Windows 8. It really is crap for a game platform, unless you have an Xbox 360 or something. It really is a platform that is made to sell the Xbox, and to make application writers cringe. Gabe is just seeing the writing on the wall and going multiplatform before it's too late. Microsoft is in such a rush to try to 'catch up' with Apple, that they're losing sight of the one reason that they are still in business, their Desktop Operating system monopoly. The fact that their new 'Desktop' OS is in fact a wannabe Tablet OS, will hurt them (They have so many customers now, I don't think it'll kill them, but it sure will drive a lot of users to Mac or Linux.) |
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| RE[2]: Comment by Nelson |
| By ilovebeer on 2012-08-09 02:03:10 |
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> The fact that their new 'Desktop' OS is in fact a wannabe Tablet OS, will hurt them (They have so many customers now, I don't think it'll kill them, but it sure will drive a lot of users to Mac or Linux.) I agree that Windows 8 won't kill Microsoft, but drive users to Mac or Linux? Nope. It will drive users to do nothing, literally. People will just keep their current (Windows 7) systems and not bother until whatever comes next (after Windows 8) just like they always do. |
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| RE[3]: Comment by Nelson |
| By Dr.Mabuse on 2012-08-09 02:56:43 |
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> It will drive users to do nothing, literally. People will just keep their current (Windows 7) systems and not bother until whatever comes next (after Windows 8) just like they always do. Why exactly was this modded down? At least in the corporate environment, many have just finished migrating to Windows 7, or are still in the process of doing it. If Win8 bombs or just doesn't fit their needs people *will* just stay put. I can tell you right now, my organisation is certainly in no rush to go to the next version and if we do move anywhere it's gotta be able to run all the applications Win XP and 7 are capable of running now. |
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| RE: Comment by Nelson |
| By Soulbender on 2012-08-09 03:24:46 |
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> They were working on a competitor to the Windows Store. No, it is Microsoft that is working on a competitor to Steam. Valve is just enhancing their existing product. |
| - Score: 4 |
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