The steam deck is just a small pc running Linux, so yes.
imecth
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Yes look at Nintendo, shitty visuals and high prices.
Yeah, but I really don't want my computer to look like my phone.
You might not, but it's certainly easier to use devices when they behave in similar ways. Like I usually install linux on my relatives PCs simply because if they run into an issue I can troubleshoot it much faster.
You do realise that even though it's not one of the official Mint variants, it's still possible to install Gnome on Mint with minimal fuss?
Defaults matter because most people just don't change them. Also that's a terrible idea, you'll run into loads of issues and a lack of support for troubleshooting.
Thing is, everyone has a phone now, and they spend an inordinate amount of time on it. Though I'm not excited about recommending Fedora either, the fact that it doesn't enable non-free software by default causes a bunch of issues.
Windows interface is also stuck in 2005, and the evidence suggests most people prefer that.
Does it? Most people are spending all their time on their cell phone these days, and that's much closer to Gnome's UI. But yeah, anyone accustomed to windows will be better on Mint and cinnamon, however everyone else will be better off on Gnome.
Google and apple certainly take a cut. Bigger than patreon and onlyfans btw.
It's arch KDE under the hood, as long as a terminal is accessible and you have root privileges you could probably run an airplane on it if you'd like. The relevant point is the default setting, the thing that nobody changes and why google's paying apple 18 billion per year.
Doesn't it boot straight into steam big picture? That alone should be a deterrent to most people wanting to run it as a desktop OS.
It's not quite the same though, the first was a TOS update deep inside a document most people will never read, this is an in your face warning to every nintendo player.