sanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agoValve says it isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine's $1050 price because of its "religious" refusal to "build a more closed system"www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square70linkfedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down16
arrow-up1357arrow-down1external-linkValve says it isn't subsidizing the Steam Machine's $1050 price because of its "religious" refusal to "build a more closed system"www.pcgamer.comsanitation@lemmy.today to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 24 hours agomessage-square70linkfedilink
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·9 hours ago If they did that, some companies would buy them for their offices. It can probably run Windows too. Not if Valve sticked to their 1 order per valid account rule.
minus-squareZILtoid1991@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·9 hours agoThat didn’t stop scalpers, do you think it would stop a savvy IT personnel?
minus-squareFlexibleToast@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours agoThat would open that company up for a lawsuit if Valve built it into their terms. Scalpers aren’t as risk adverse as companies are.
minus-squarewoelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours ago do you think it would stop a savvy IT personnel? You expect companies to list on their tax forms with hundreds of Steam accounts?
Not if Valve sticked to their 1 order per valid account rule.
That didn’t stop scalpers, do you think it would stop a savvy IT personnel?
That would open that company up for a lawsuit if Valve built it into their terms. Scalpers aren’t as risk adverse as companies are.
You expect companies to list on their tax forms with hundreds of Steam accounts?