Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 29th Oct 2012 23:34 UTC
I'm not 100% sure this is actually word-for-word, but alas. "In a presentation at Ubuntu Developer Summit currently going on in Denmark, Drew Bliss from Valve said that Linux is more viable than Windows 8 for gaming. Windows 8 ships with its own app store and it is moving away from an open platform model." I feel like a broken record by now but here we go again: keep an eye on Valve, even if you're not into games. This is the company pushing NVIDIA and AMD to improve their Linux support, with enough clout and name to actually get stuff done. Valve doesn't mess around.
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RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by lucas_maximus on Wed 31st Oct 2012 17:38
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RE[5]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Wed 31st Oct 2012 17:43
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RE[5]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by bassbeast on Thu 1st Nov 2012 21:18
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Look below you Lucas, the loser got all butthurt that somebody modded him down so posted like 15 times how I must be a "faggot" which must be his dirty word of the day or something.
Kinda sad we have a 4channer here, usually you only see his type on Reddit or /. so it must have been a slow news week or something. But reading his "thoughts" on graphics and pixelation is quite humorous, he's like the prison philosopher character on "In Living Color" where he strings together big words he's heard without understanding the meaning.
How much you wanna bet he think Linux has electrolytes in it? They give what Linux need ya know!
RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Thu 1st Nov 2012 16:08
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RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Thu 1st Nov 2012 16:10
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RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Thu 1st Nov 2012 16:13
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Dude I have even 20 votepoints, didn`t bother to use them. Do you honestly think sitting here at osnews using obviously retarded voting matter for anything? Another major sign, og the lowest fuckwit intelligence. Now go suck Thoms dick, I am sure that is why you are all here.
Oh oh linux people are so evil. The desktop is dead *whine* *whine* Ultimately sucking any corporate dick, expecting the big payoff to the cottaging-line.
RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Thu 1st Nov 2012 16:16
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Some people know this. Behave like you are a corporation, popstar, or anything that looks good, and these people will suck you dick. Man I could start my own fuckwitnews, and these people would be just as stupid hanging around on my server. You are a fucking joke, and a looser.
RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Thu 1st Nov 2012 16:19
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RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
by ParadoxUncreated on Thu 1st Nov 2012 16:21
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RE[4]: Games on linux, more fun, yeah.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/24/13 17:26 UTC
So, the Xbox One disaster continues. Microsoft's policy for dealing with the used games market has reportedly leaked - and it's a clear and direct attack to destroy the used games market. Prices for used games will be set at the retail value of a new game, and retailers have to hook into Microsoft's computer systems and comply with Microsoft's terms and conditions.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 05/21/13 21:38 UTC
At an event earlier today, Microsoft unveiled the next Xbox - the third model, but confusingly named Xbox One. The big focus was TV, integrated Kinect, and all the other stuff we all expected to be forced down our throats. I think it took them 25 minutes to actually come to what should be the core of the story: gaming. Nothing groundbreaking in the gaming department, except for how Microsoft intends to handle the used games market and borrowing games from friends: pay up, buddy!
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/29/13 21:06 UTC
Oh multitasking. That staple of computing that got thrown out the window with many modern smartphones. We got some rudimentary thing in its place - but even as multitasking on phone and tablets improves, its user-visible side remains cumbersome. Windows 8 has a neat implementation, and now it's time Android follows in it footsteps.
Linked by Thom Holwerda on 04/24/13 22:24 UTC
They're here! Whether that excites you or not remains to be seen, but the Galaxy S4, which will most likely become the best selling Android smartphone of the year by a huge margin, has been reviewed by all the major sites, and there's lots of interesting conclusions in there - although I think most of you will get the gist.More Features »
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What are you, 14? Go back to cursing fellow teens on Halo if you can't learn to speak like a grown-up.