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This could lead to some sort of controlling mechanism that will check if your OS is actually SteamOS, otherwise some kind of DRM would prevent you from playing online for example. I'm wary.
Also people are forgetting that gaming isn't the only thing people use their computers for. They are convenience devices. They want to game on the PC they also use for other things. They will not switch for gaming only. Companies who sell software will see this and start piling on their controlling mechanisms, tracking, ... More proprietary things will come, I mean games already are, and they are not in the spirit of Linux.
I'm bad at expressing my thoughts, but I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
Not really. The "control mechanism" is already in place for games that rely on Steam's infrastructure for their online functionality.
Yes, but that's not what i mean, i mean other non steam software. Software developers will follow wherever users will go. And they will bring their mechanisms to protect their proprietary software.
You meant "wary". Weary means tired. Wary means suspicious.
It didn't feel right when I wrote it, but English isn't my first language. Thanks!
No problem; it's a common English mistake, even for native speakers.