"It's not a goal in itself to convert users who already have a good experience."

“All of this work is broadly applicable to the PC platform, and it’s going to continue to expand over time. Supporting multiple platforms, multiple chipsets, controllers for different machines that are out there and even ones that aren’t out yet.”

[…] Valve’s goal with the OS is to have it compatible with traditional PCs, laptops, portable consoles and any other formats.

  • @Sheldan
    4•3 hours ago

    I do remember the oracle vs Google lawsuit.

    Google’s copying of the Java SE API, which included only those lines of code that were needed to allow programmers to put their accrued talents to work in a new and transformative program, was a fair use of that material as a matter of law. Federal Circuit reversed.

    From the wikipedia article about it

    • @Buddahriffic
      1•56 minutes ago

      Yeah, you’re right, MS hasn’t challenged wine in court and I was thinking of that lawsuit.

      Apparently it was since decided in appeals that not all API implementations are covered by fair use.