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On 02/02/2025 03:24, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

That's a matter of opinion.
The steam deck probably wins on value for money and on number of sales
but there are several significantly more powerful handheld gaming
devices which run Windows. For those people with the spare cash one of
the more expensive, more powerful Windows ones may be king because it
has better performance.

Personally I wouldn't spend that much money on something that's just for
games.

--
Brian Gregory (in England).

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On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 20:11:47 -0500, Paul wrote:

Single handedly, Facebook almost wiped out the Year Of The Linux
Desktop.

We have already had over two years of the Linux Decktop.

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

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On Sat, 2/1/2025 10:24 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 20:11:47 -0500, Paul wrote:

Single handedly, Facebook almost wiped out the Year Of The Linux
Desktop.

We have already had over two years of the Linux Decktop.

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2025
Windows
71.91%
OS X
15.02%
Unknown
7.43%
Linux
3.71%
Chrome OS
1.92%
FreeBSD
0%

Now, myself, I'm hoping I get a new computer based on <Unknown>.
I suppose there are a few people who don't know what their OS is :-)
"Unknown performs well, and presents a light light load to the hardware."

Paul

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Brian Gregory wrote this post while blinking in Morse code:

On 02/02/2025 03:24, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

That's a matter of opinion.
The steam deck probably wins on value for money and on number of sales
but there are several significantly more powerful handheld gaming
devices which run Windows.

Probably because they must be more powerful to support Windows :-D

For those people with the spare cash one of
the more expensive, more powerful Windows ones may be king because it
has better performance.

Personally I wouldn't spend that much money on something that's just for games.

Supposedly the Nintendo switch runs FreeBSD with a proprietary kernel.
Don't quote me on that.

--
The fact that it works is immaterial.
-- L. Ogborn

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On 2025-02-01 11:05 p.m., Brian Gregory wrote:

On 02/02/2025 03:24, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

That's a matter of opinion.
The steam deck probably wins on value for money and on number of sales
but there are several significantly more powerful handheld gaming
devices which run Windows. For those people with the spare cash one of
the more expensive, more powerful Windows ones may be king because it
has better performance.

Personally I wouldn't spend that much money on something that's just for games.

I would get the Windows ones myself since my library is across several platforms. I also like to be assured that all my games run well, not
well enough. I was very disappointed by how poorly Black Mesa ran on
Linux compared to Windows.

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CrudeSausage
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Telegram: @CrudeSausage
Unapologetic paleoconservative

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On 2025-02-02 05:08, Paul wrote:

Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2025
Windows
71.91%
OS X
15.02%
Unknown
7.43%
Linux
3.71%
Chrome OS
1.92%
FreeBSD
0%

Now, myself, I'm hoping I get a new computer based on <Unknown>.
I suppose there are a few people who don't know what their OS is :-)
"Unknown performs well, and presents a light light load to the hardware."

I suspect that these stats are derived from web-browsing, collected by
firms such as StatCounter, and thus that the "unknown" percentage is
actually of those people who have locked down their PCs and browsers
well enough to give nothing away about their system.

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Fake news kills!

I may be contacted via the contact address given on my website:
www.macfh.co.uk

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On 2/1/2025 10:24 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

On Sat, 1 Feb 2025 20:11:47 -0500, Paul wrote:

Single handedly, Facebook almost wiped out the Year Of The Linux
Desktop.

We have already had over two years of the Linux Decktop.

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

More Larry Duh lies.

The Win11-based ASUS ROG Ally X is BETTER for gaming than the
highest-end Linux-based Steam Deck, though it costs $150 more.

For that extra money, you get:

1) more power to play high-end AAA games

2) a sharper, faster and smoother monitor

3) the ability to play games from Steam, Epic, GOG and Xbox. The
SteamDeck limits you to just Steam games.


https://www.engadget.com/gaming/best-handheld-gaming-system-140018863.html

https://store.steampowered.com/steamdeck


pwned

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On Sun, 2 Feb 2025 16:05:12 -0500, DFS wrote:

The Win11-based ASUS ROG Ally X is BETTER for gaming than the
highest-end Linux-based Steam Deck, though it costs $150 more.

Only USD150 more ... pocket change, compared to how much Dimdows users
normally have to pay to keep their systems working ...

Why not this one <https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/i-tested-msis-new-windows-handheld-and-would-consider-it-over-a-gaming-laptop/>:

Video games may be fine, but Windows 11 is another story. It seems
the OS wasn't meant to be condensed to fit onto a gaming handheld
because I ran into bugs. One time, after updating the software,
the in-game controls were disabled. I couldn't move my characters,
only the cursor. Fortunately, a quick reboot solved the problem.
Further optimization with Windows will hopefully improve the
experience.

Hope springs eternal, as they say ...

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On Sun, 2 Feb 2025 04:05:00 +0000, Brian Gregory wrote:

On 02/02/2025 03:24, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

The Linux-powered Steam Deck is the king of handheld PC gaming. None of
its Windows-running competitors even comes close.

That's a matter of opinion.

Likely also a matter of market share. Valve is holding its cards close to
its chest, but it looks like the Deck sells maybe 1½ million units per
year.

The steam deck probably wins on value for money and on number of sales
but there are several significantly more powerful handheld gaming
devices which run Windows.

Yes, but the user experience (notwithstanding the promise of greater compatibility) is poorer on these more expensive, less versatile machines.
The Steam Deck, being Linux, can run emulators for other gaming platforms,
and it seems about half of Steam Deck users take advantage of this.

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On Sun, 2 Feb 2025 00:08:53 -0500, Paul wrote:

Desktop Operating System Market Share Worldwide - January 2025

You’re not getting these from Statcounter, are you?

<https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-popular-is-windows-11-statcounter-cant-tell-you-heres-why/>

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