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HP are interested in making a SteamOS handheld as the Windows experience sucks (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"Your printer is low on magenta."

"Fuck you, HP, I'm not printing. I'm playing my Steamdeck"

"Not without replacing the magenta ink cartridge in your printer, you're not"

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

drink magenta verification can to continue.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

ITT: people that don't understand that more OEMs ditching Windows for Linux on flagship gaming handhelds is an incredibly good thing for Linux gaming overall, and would instead rather make the same joke over and over about ink cartridges.

[–] bisby@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

My take is that Windows experience sucks so bad that even HP won't touch it. But "HP sucks" is a very valid point.

This can go one of two ways:

  • More devices running SteamOS/Linux means more support, and helps Linux
  • HP manages to make a device so bad that it makes SteamOS look bad, and hurts Linux

The second way shouldn't even be possible, but never underestimate HP's ability to make something worse than you thought possible.

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'd read your comment, but I can't because my yellow ink is low.

[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

What a coincidence, so does HP

[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fuck HP forever

[–] JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago

Our fucking corporate HP printer requires every single employee to make a separate fucking HP account in order to scan anything on the stupid piece of shit.

Not to mention in CONSTANTLY freezes and crashes.

We are replacing it. Fuck HP.

[–] marius@feddit.org 1 points 2 weeks ago

2025 will be the year of the Linux ~~desktop~~ handheld

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

HP will somehow make something worse than windows

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Someone should tell him they already made a non-Windows handheld experience that doesn't suck! It's called the Steam Deck, and it doesn't nickel and dime you like HP products do...

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Competition is good... Let them compete with the steam deck. Competition is good, even if it just highlights how much better the existing option is

Lack of competition is why capitalism fails - competition is literally the only good part of capitalism. Cheer it on when it actually happens