I think the creature comforts of steamos do stand out. Easy menu for system level FSR for example. Resume game from shutdown looks great too.
Sure, but you can (allegedly -- I haven't actually tried) get that on any AMD system, not just the Steam Machine.
First of all...
You mean because of, not "despite."
Second, it's almost kind of a shame, because (at least so I'd heard) once he got into the job he realized FEMA actually wasn't a scam and started trying to run it well. Probably the real reason he got ousted.