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Some people dont know shit about pcs. So a console like experience out of the box is great for them. Or they want a "relatively" cheap living room pc. Both of them could be served with the Steam machine.
As you said I have already heard various console only people profess interest in this since its "basically" like a console for them but they now can access the metric fuckton of games that run on steam/pc.
That's exactly what I'm getting at and, I think, exactly what Valve is getting at. Plus, while it functions like a console, it's still just a Linux box. Meaning that its functionality can be massively extended depending on the user. An Xbox is an Xbox. It will never do anything else, regardless of user preference. I really like the idea, and if it catches on, it means a large influx of Linux users.