Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8

Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8 - Reddit

As was said in the original post, they're not "favouring" Linux: someone at Valve — think it was Drew Bliss — basically said that it's a viable ...

Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8 - PCGamesN

“We want to remove one roadblock that people have with Linux usage and keep the open platform alive. If Microsoft goes the way Apple has and ...

[PCGN] Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8 ...

We want to remove one roadblock that people have with Linux usage and keep the open platform alive. If Microsoft goes the way Apple has and Windows and ...

Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8 - PC Gaming ...

http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/valve-linux-better-windows-8-gaming This is interesting, I know developers don't like Windows 8 but this is quite a step.

Is Valve's Linux gamble over Windows 8 a shot in the dark? - ZDNET

Gabe Newell, co-founder and managing director of the video game development and online distribution company Valve, thinks that Windows 8 will be ...

Valve: Linux More Viable Than Windows 8 for Gaming - Overclockers

especially when they had to port it anyway. Valve certianly isn't gonna make yet another operating system to compete in the already crowded ...

Why Valve Wants To Port Games To Linux: Because Windows 8 Is a ...

An anonymous reader writes "Gabe Newell wants to support Linux because he think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in PC space.

Valve favours open Linux platform to Windows 8 & iTunes - VG247

Bliss concluded, “We want to remove one roadblock that people have with Linux usage and keep the open platform alive. If Microsoft goes the way ...

Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8 - Page 2 - PC ...

There's an opportunity for Google here, they're already heavily involved with Linux through Android and ChomeOS, a full desktop operating system from them ...

Valve on why they're favouring Linux over Windows 8 - Fedora Forum

We want to remove one roadblock that people have with Linux usage and keep the open platform alive. If Microsoft goes the way Apple has and ...

Valve Engineer Drew Bliss Explains Why They Favor Linux Over ...

'Valve' and 'Windows 8'. These two terms have been in a constant war at each other. A couple of months ago, we reported on how Gabe Newell ...

Why Valve should drop TF2's support from Windows in favor of Linux

1. Performance boost; Linux tends to run better, with even greater selections of hardware, than the same hardware would ever run on Windows.

Arch Linux and Valve deepen ties with direct collaboration - OSnews

Yes, I think you are right, that Microsoft is the reason, why Valve supports Linux. If I remember right, then the reason was Windows 8.

Windows 8 - Wikipedia

Although the reaction to its performance improvements, security enhancements, and improved support for touchscreen devices was positive, the new user interface ...

News - Valve says a "catastrophe" and Blizzard says ... - HeXus forums

... for its upcoming Windows 8 OS and App Store. Read ... so I don't understand what they are complaining about. ... . I think valve and Blizzard are just being silly, ...

Topic: Trying Linux on your Windows system @ AskWoody

PCs that are certified for use with Windows 8 or later must use Secure Boot, but most of the big Linux distros will work with Secure Boot enabled, and it can ...

Sad to say, but this sucks - Linux Mint Forums

Linux is not worth it for a gamer........and most folks on PC's game. It looks like it is back to windows and a pay for upgrade to win 10. For a ...

What's so wrong with Windows 8? - TIGSource Forums

Windows can't run Mac or Linux apps so it's much worse in this regard. ... Yes, there is a problem with gaming on Linux machines. Valve wouldn't ...

New launcher... new Linux error? - Page 8 - EVE Online Forums

Case in point: EGS, GOG, MSStore are providing some competition to Valve, but they have zero foothold on the hardware segment, while the fat guy ...

GamerOS, An Enhanced Version of SteamOS - Boiling Steam

It was an exciting time for Linux gaming. Gabe Newell complained of Windows 8 and its' awful representation of being a desktop-tablet hybrid, ...