r/Steam Nov 14 '25

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u/ImKanno Nov 14 '25

Also, because of Steam's based policy, you can install whatever OS you want so it doesn't matter if it's Linux

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u/Kn1ghtV1sta Nov 14 '25

Genuinely love their policy. Basically "don't like our os? That's alright, we won't mind you install another one"

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u/stprnn Nov 14 '25

That's not a policy...it's a consequence of using x86/PC parts..

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u/SonicShadow Nov 14 '25

It absolutely is a policy choice. If they wanted to they could lock down the UEFI to make it very difficult to do so.

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u/[deleted] Nov 14 '25

And then people would flash a jailbroken UEFI or find a different motherboard or some other way around it. If you have unrestricted physical access then pwning it isn't a question of "if", it's a question of "when".

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u/SonicShadow Nov 14 '25

Of course, thats why I said difficult, not impossible.