They are if they can’t afford a new computer.
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LocoLobo@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
OP clearly overestimates how many people would use SteamOS or any other Linux distro for that matter. Most users are casual gamers these days, they are not changing OS just because there is a forced Windows update.
Shayeta@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 3 weeks ago
Windows 10 won’t just stop working. I still see businesses rocking Windows Vista occasionally.
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
No one is trying to play games on those vista machines, though. Valve pulled steam support for win 7 and 8.1 over a year ago because they were EOL. If they also pull support from win 10 once it’s EOL, then people will need to make a change to keep playing their games. If msft refuse to support existing hardware with win11, then many people will be forced to choose between buying a new laptop/PC, or trying Linux.
Rose@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
They won’t stop supporting 10 unless its use drops significantly. They’d not shoot themselves in the foot.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t know, I think you’re clearly underestimating how many people would install Valve’s OS. The number of people with a Steam Deck that don’t know that what it’s running is a Linux distro is pretty high. The other piece to this is that it’s not just a forced Windows update for a huge chunk of users, it’s a forced device upgrade. Valve offering a free upgrade that negates the need to buy new hardware would absolutely capture people’s attention.
LocoLobo@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
Yes and no, people can still use win10, it just won’t receive patches anymore. And in this particular case, my best guess is, that most people would rather use and outdated OS for a long time, rather than changing the OS altogether. Not every game is on steam, also not every non game programm is easily available for Linux. Humans are lazy.
princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
I don’t disagree in principle, but from what I’ve heard the full screen “buy a new computer” pop-ups are pretty bloody annoying!
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
You’re forgetting that valve can also drop support for EOL versions of windows, which so far they have.
LocoLobo@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
True, but for example for Win7 they dropped support last year I think. So quite some time.
bloup@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
This isn’t about people not wanting to use Windows 11 this is about people not wanting to purchase a new computer
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
They don’t have to purchase anything if they just keep using an unsupported OS.
Most people don’t care enough to change.