BrikoX to [email protected]English • 1 month agoSteam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gamingwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up150arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up149arrow-down1external-linkSteam drops Windows 7 and 8 support with the latest client — users told to ‘update to a more recent version of Windows’ to continue gamingwww.tomshardware.comBrikoX to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish1•edit-21 month agoIt ought to tell them to “upgrade to a more recent OS” instead of being Windows-centric.
minus-squareRomkslrquszlinkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month ago Steam Windows Centric You do realize what platform/company we’re talking about, right?
minus-square@gruelinkEnglish6•1 month agoYes, we’re talking about Valve, which has a vested interest in pushing gamers towards Linux in order to protect itself from anti-competitive behavior by Microsoft.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoI think that’s exactly their point. Why would Valve tell users to “upgrade” to a more recent version of Windows? Tell them to upgrade to Linux
minus-squareJackbyDevlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoBut they’re using Windows. It isn’t telling this to Mac/Linux users.
It ought to tell them to “upgrade to a more recent OS” instead of being Windows-centric.
You do realize what platform/company we’re talking about, right?
Yes, we’re talking about Valve, which has a vested interest in pushing gamers towards Linux in order to protect itself from anti-competitive behavior by Microsoft.
I think that’s exactly their point. Why would Valve tell users to “upgrade” to a more recent version of Windows? Tell them to upgrade to Linux
But they’re using Windows. It isn’t telling this to Mac/Linux users.