by liamdawe February 7 at 6:55 pm
Looks like they are rolling out all area's for Linux on Steam now!![[img]](http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/5066/slinuxgol.png)
Seems like the official release isn't far away at all.
It has been said this month will mark the official release, I am inclined to believe it considering the sudden surge of Valve titles and more front page coverage with the Featured Linux Games section.
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Still says "FEATURED PC GAMES" for the Windows listings though... *sigh*. Quote me |
Comment by eldersnake on February 7 at 9:41 pm Link To Me
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I agree with Hamish, why can't they just put "Featured Win Games" there. -_- A Linux PC is still a PC Quote me |
Comment by Punisher on February 7 at 9:47 pm Edit Link To Me
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I agree too with Hamish but... ![[img]](http://www.overloadit.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/its-something.jpg) Quote me |
 
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This is good to see on the front page. It's not as exciting as all of the promoted games (big scrolling banner across the top) being available for Linux, Mac OS and Windows. Equal footing ftw  Quote me |
Comment by Joe on February 8 at 1:29 am Edit Link To Me
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This "PC" labeling of Windows was a genius marketing move by Apple with their "PC vs. Mac" campaign. It basically preemptively kept Linux from the radar of common folk by re-labeling Windows to "PC". Now the Linux community needs to re-train people to understand that a PC doesn't equal Windows. So what we're seeing here on Steam just follows the trail that Apple set. Quote me |
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Quote from Joe This "PC" labeling of Windows was a genius marketing move by Apple with their "PC vs. Mac" campaign. It basically preemptively kept Linux from the radar of common folk by re-labeling Windows to "PC". Now the Linux community needs to re-train people to understand that a PC doesn't equal Windows. So what we're seeing here on Steam just follows the trail that Apple set. Actually, it was in place long before that ad campaign (and though Apple definitely embraced the notion of distinction between their platform and other personal computers, I don't believe it originated with them either). Quote me |
Comment by Yulike on February 8 at 11:33 am Link To Me
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We should count ourselves lucky, while I agree that PC does not mean Windows, PC is associated with Windows. Therefore PC is associated with slow boot times, viruses, blue screen of death etc. Which, as we know, does not occur on Linux. So we should look of the bright side of this situation. Quote me |
Comment by edgley on February 8 at 12:14 pm Link To Me
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Quote from Joe This "PC" labeling of Windows was a genius marketing move by Apple with their "PC vs. Mac" campaign. It basically preemptively kept Linux from the radar of common folk by re-labeling Windows to "PC". Now the Linux community needs to re-train people to understand that a PC doesn't equal Windows. So what we're seeing here on Steam just follows the trail that Apple set. No -- Apple did not invent the term "Personal Computer" -- The Xerox Alto is regarded as being the first "PC", but the term was popularised by IBM (with the IBM PC 5150) in 1981. The distinction between PC and Mac did not come about until the Macintosh 128K which was marketed as "Mac" in 1985. It also wasn't a ploy to keep Linux off the radar -- that's just your opinion. When Apple released those adverts, nobody gave a damn about Linux. Quote me |
Comment by Joe on February 8 at 3:52 pm Edit Link To Me
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Quote from edgley No -- Apple did not invent the term "Personal Computer" -- The Xerox Alto is regarded as being the first "PC", but the term was popularised by IBM (with the IBM PC 5150) in 1981. Please read my comment again and make sure you understand what I wrote before you reply. Of course we'll never know if Apple had Linux on their radar when they ran the PC vs. Mac campaign. However I wouldn't underestimate the long-term view they most likely had under Steve Jobs and that they did consider Linux a threat in the desktop / laptop market. By running these ads, I would say they were definitely able to push public perception of the market in a direction that penalized desktop Linux adoption without actually naming Linux in the ads at all. In any case, the future for Linux is still bright. Android is already eating into Apple in the much bigger mobile market and Microsoft is just a fringe player there. Quote me |
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