 justin..needs sleepAustralian
join:1999-05-28
New York, NY
kudos:15 | reply to asdfdfdfdfdf
Re: 3 Steam Announcements maybe.
However if Steam have learned how to create a walled garden safely within an open platform, one that continues to function reliably even if people start mucking and modding "their" OS, then that is a technology that Apple (or Sony, or Microsoft) does not possess rather than something they could also allow, but don't because of bloody mindedness.
if you want to sell an "appliance" experience, at least until now, it much be closed. You must have complete control over the updates to it, signed code, and the whole thing. Otherwise it is no longer an appliance but a hobby.
(Mind you my copy of steam quite often fails to start for mysterious reasons and must be re-installed, re-downloaded, cleaned, whatever). |
| said by justin:However if Steam have learned how to create a walled garden safely within an open platform, one that continues to function reliably even if people start mucking and modding "their" OS, then that is a technology that Apple (or Sony, or Microsoft) does not possess rather than something they could also allow, but don't because of bloody mindedness. They don't necessarily need to be able to keep it functioning no matter how people muck with it. They just need a reliable base to return to. So, for example, it might be that enthusiasts can tinker with the OS in whatever way they wish but it is still important that if they break something while tinkering they can then return to the known predictable foundation. |
