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And practically, that doesn't matter. Valve isn't charging anyone a licensing fee for the software they've developed, so as far as the cost of the device goes SteamOS is free. Just because they could charge for it doesn't change that.
All it would take is for GabeN to die and a corporate takeover for Valve to change their tune. They are a corporation pursuing profit, not some fucking benevolent NGO, so stop idolizing them.
A lot of it is FOSS so no, they can't take it back even if GabeN dies and a hostile takeover happens. They can stop giving out updates, which would be disappointing but far from the end of it.
They might not be benevolent, they're still a major breath of fresh air compared to basically every other gaming company out there.
If GabeN is any sort of decent leader, he should be planning for retirement/death/etc.
A basic lesson of leadership is to start training your replacement ASAP and ensuring that things will run smoothly without you.
Where do you get that I'm "idolizing them" from my post? Whatever Valve pays to get this development done, it's not pushing up the price of a device that runs Linux/Proton vs one that runs Windows, because Linux/Proton/etc don't attract a licensing fee, while Windows does. That's just objective fact. Meanwhile you're over here speculating your tits off about stuff that might happen, so you can yell at me. The fuck did I say to warrant this aggressive bullshit from you?
I was rhetorically speaking, so if you feel targeted, it's you projecting some sort of guilt, home slice.