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Can we finally say it? Is the year of the Linux desktop finally upon us??
nah, it's more like the year of the linux game console, if anything.
Neither the Steam Machine nor this Steamroller are consoles tho
Edit: grammar
The Steam Machine ain't a typical PC either, at least that's not the intention on how it is to be used. It's kinda a PC-console hybrid.
*Neither