

Yup, and Linux probably boots faster.
Someone once wrote something that compiled the Linux kernel on bootup with TinyC. Even this would be faster.
Software developer from Germany who sometimes makes 3D graphics with Blender.


Yup, and Linux probably boots faster.
Someone once wrote something that compiled the Linux kernel on bootup with TinyC. Even this would be faster.
I suspect the majority (not all!) of potential Mac Pro users want it for the form factor. Not because of specific requirements in performance or hardware, but because it looks professional.
A Mac Mini or Mac Studio could handle everything they can throw at it, but for some people, they look like toys. (Cue to the “THIS is a computer!” scene of “Iron Sky.”)


I just realized that “another operating system” can mean so many things that aren’t Windows.
We need to be patient and wait until some crazy people defile their Steam Machine for Internet points.


I found an answer on the Steam Machine page: Yes, Steam Machine is optimized for gaming, but it’s still your PC. Install your own apps, or even another operating system. Who are we to tell you how to use your computer?


Was it confirmed that you can install Windows? The video said software, I don’t remember that you could install any operating system. It comes with an Arch Linux.


$1000 is still less expensive than my next PC I would need to buy after Windows 10 ends.
If it can run the Epic Games Launcher, too, I would use the Steam Machine for gaming, some cheap laptop with Windows 11 for my tax software and everything else that forces you to use Windows, and a Mac for work.



Well, my kind of humor.
He probably thinks his AI is a god because it knows how many Bs are in blueberry.