@yacineMTB: Re the steam machine "high" price: I will pay a 10x premium to not have to deal with a closed platform. I can run an ad…
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YacineMTB argues that paying a 10x premium for an open platform like the Steam Machine is worthwhile to avoid the restrictions of closed platforms.
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Re the steam machine “high” price:
I will pay a 10x premium to not have to deal with a closed platform. I can run an adblocker, have the launch go to whatever I want, run whatever emulator or program I want. Even edit videos. Run a media server.
Worth it to not be a slave
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