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Re: Steam Machines at GameStop

From Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Steam Machines at GameStop
Date 2015-11-02 14:15 +0000
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On Mon, 02 Nov 2015 08:02:00 -0600, chrisv wrote:

> JEDIDIAH wrote:
> 
>>> It will be interesting to see the excuses from the Linux community
>>> emerge should these Steam Boxen fail to sell.
>>
>>    I already don't expect them to sell.
> 
> Same here.  It's a tough market to break in to.  But they seem to be in
> it for the long-term.  10 years from now, who knows?

A lot depends on how deep their pockets are.  While MS and Sony can bring 
a product to market that loses money for quite awhile, that is much 
harder to do for smaller companies.

I wish them well, but really don't see a way forward for them against the 
entrenched gaming market.




-- 
Lloyd

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Steam Machines at GameStop Nobody <nobody@invalid.com> - 2015-10-28 23:25 -0500
  Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 13:41 +0000
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 10:48 -0400
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-29 19:45 -0400
      Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-29 20:39 -0400
        Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:22 -0400
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:39 -0400
            Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 21:51 -0400
              Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 09:22 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 13:29 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 09:47 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 13:59 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:14 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:22 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:31 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-30 10:42 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:48 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:55 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:36 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop "Ezekiel" <zeke@nosuchemail.com> - 2015-10-30 10:47 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 12:25 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:34 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 10:37 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 14:43 +0000
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-30 12:21 -0400
                Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-30 16:25 +0000
  Re: Steam Machines at GameStop chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-29 09:48 -0500
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 14:56 +0000
      Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:04 +0000
      Re: Steam Machines at GameStop chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-10-29 13:26 -0500
        Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Big Fish in a Small Crotch <bigfishinasmallcrotch@myself.com> - 2015-10-29 14:33 -0400
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Charmed Tuna <.m@nsn.s> - 2015-10-29 16:59 -0400
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-29 19:56 -0600
            Re: Steam Machines at GameStop GreyCloud <cumulus@mist.com> - 2015-10-30 15:48 -0600
          Re: Steam Machines at GameStop JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-10-30 11:12 -0500
            Re: Steam Machines at GameStop chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2015-11-02 08:02 -0600
              Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-11-02 14:15 +0000
        Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 18:35 +0000
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:02 +0000
  Re: Steam Machines at GameStop ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 14:54 +0000
    Re: Steam Machines at GameStop Lloyd Parsons <lloydp211@gmail.com> - 2015-10-29 15:03 +0000

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