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scott_w on Jan 25, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Valve Pushes Out Half-Life For Linux

Valve's problem with Windows 8 is the Live Store, and Metro interface. Specifically the fact that the Live Store is the only way Microsoft will allow applications to be distributed to Metro interface, with the revenue cut that Microsoft want.

rednukleus on Jan 25, 2013 [–]

And I agree with them on that point. Closed app stores with no ability to sideload are, to put it plainly, evil.

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