Not too many games on Steam for Linux yet though
Look at it this way.
If you had to buy a stock based solely on mobile’s future where would you rank Apple, Google and Microsoft.
One battle they’re really missing out on and it’s a big one is streaming boxes. Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV are going to be potent gateways in the future. You can’t compete against a $40 box with a $400 box. I might be able to convince a senior citizen father to spend $40 to get programs he wants when he wants them, never $400.
There hasn’t been one thing Microsoft has invented, I mean truly invented, that was a hot tech, must have thing.
DOS they bought, Windows they stole, Xbox they developed through fear, ZUNE!!!!! LOL....
Seriously I am hard pressed to really think of anything they’ve originated... ever. They are exceptional at making money though and being an also ran in a variety of categories.
Eventually they will come out with Linux games for windows. They have done it with Apple Mac OS X, so that the Valve Games, as well as a number of other games that previously were Windows Only on Steam (Deus Ex, Bioshock Infinite) are now for multiple platforms. When Steam realizes it can sell by broadening its game market to other Operating Systems. If there’s people who buy Linux games as they are on Steam, they wouldn’t have much of an issue making more Linux ports.
AMD is dropping the cost of computing with this Kabini:
AMD Athlon 5350 Kabini 2.05GHz Socket AM1 25W Desktop Processor AMD Radeon HD 8400 AD5350JAHMBOX
$59.99
AND
GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H AM1 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
More options than I can post ....new one from Pioneer:
$34.9
$166.99
If you have access to parts you can beat that.,...
There is an ITX motherboard that has a plugin to use a laptop power supply brick.