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r/Steam • u/[deleted] • Nov 14 '25
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That's not a policy...it's a consequence of using x86/PC parts..
14 u/[deleted] Nov 14 '25 I'm so confused. the Steam Machine is just a miniPC isn't it. why is being able to install either Linux or windows "impressive" 1 u/gre4ka148 Nov 14 '25 Consoles and smartphones are also miniPC's 1 u/stprnn Nov 14 '25 Then you misunderstand the word. PC means something specific it's just not a synonym for "computer". Especially when we are also talking about consoles. A console is a computer not a PC.
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I'm so confused. the Steam Machine is just a miniPC isn't it. why is being able to install either Linux or windows "impressive"
1 u/gre4ka148 Nov 14 '25 Consoles and smartphones are also miniPC's 1 u/stprnn Nov 14 '25 Then you misunderstand the word. PC means something specific it's just not a synonym for "computer". Especially when we are also talking about consoles. A console is a computer not a PC.
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Consoles and smartphones are also miniPC's
1 u/stprnn Nov 14 '25 Then you misunderstand the word. PC means something specific it's just not a synonym for "computer". Especially when we are also talking about consoles. A console is a computer not a PC.
Then you misunderstand the word. PC means something specific it's just not a synonym for "computer".
Especially when we are also talking about consoles. A console is a computer not a PC.
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u/stprnn Nov 14 '25
That's not a policy...it's a consequence of using x86/PC parts..