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@ stevevnicks

You are a very biased for windows.

You should know that the best user experience interface is on a MAC.
The rest is debatable between the linuxes and windows.

Please put yourself in other peoples shoes before you type on that keyboard.
Or if you are not sure, then talk to people for there comments on there particular platform and even try them. Your new found wisdom will add a more structured view in your comments.

 
[citation][nom]stevevnicks[/nom]quote Love to know how.. all i do on my pc is game.. Not once have i thought about moving to linux for gaming, nor will steam on linux bring me anything to my gaming experience..The only thing steam will do for games on linux is for the people out there who use linux in the first place.. spot on fella. but becareful they gang up on ya in here if ya tell them how it really is.better add ,thats why i put " Gamers(linux)"guess some people cant admit they are not always right? (not saying i am but its facts lol)[/citation]
It will most likely take more than a decade, if ever, for windows to be replaced as a gaming platform. Steam is just one step in the right direction, that could lead to other steps. Just look at the Mac OS. A decade ago they almost didn't have any title released for it's platform, and in the present they saw a substantial increase in the number of titles available.
 
I think that you will find the gaming industry move quite fast to alternate platforms
as virtually all windows games can be run on a MAC or Linux PC now.
All they need to use is Wine, or any of the PC off the shelf emulators.

My comments is that we can thank M$ for the sudden shift in this Area.
Win-8 gives a very bad user experience.
And I can see why most people are sticking with windows XP and 7.

 


Holy Crapple! REALLY!? 😵
B-B-But...FreeBSD can do NOTHING...does that mean that Crapple's OSes CAN DO NOTHING too!? Awesome! %)
 
@ stevevnicks

You are a very biased for windows.

You should know that the best user experience interface is on a MAC.
The rest is debatable between the linuxes and windows.

Please put yourself in other peoples shoes before you type on that keyboard.
Or if you are not sure, then talk to people for there comments on there particular platform and even try them. Your new found wisdom will add a more structured view in your comments.


mean while back on earth.

well carry on dreaming i cant be arsed to comment anymore , i don't care what any of ya say you all Linux experts then ? good for you but not the masses lol steam on Linux very poor gfx, performance , buggy as crap, why do i need it i don't it works great with windows all my software is for windows as is is for every windows user and i wont be dumping paid for software just to use bugg Linux nore would any normal windows user i have to put it like that as some of you seem retarded and poss best way to talk to ya lol, i may join Linux in 10 years time , when it working like it should and you can put up with all crap for me until its worth use'n thank you lol
 
ok one more lol

sales sales sales .. said it three times so you don't forget .... it sales that count not what i think or anyone on here (or do really think your influence is that grate ? hate to burst ya bubble)

although some of you think the pc industry run's on fresh air,

how many pc's sales with Linux compared with windows $ ? theres ya answer theres what the masses wants that hat the masses gets. now im troll'n lol
 
Who the hell this lunatic talks to? If he wants for people to comprehend his messages, he needs to address people properly. Seriously, someone call an ambulance for him.
 
@ master_chen

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[citation][nom]jumperr356756jump[/nom]@ stevevnicks You are a very biased for windows. You should know that the best user experience interface is on a MAC.The rest is debatable between the linuxes and windows.Please put yourself in other peoples shoes before you type on that keyboard.Or if you are not sure, then talk to people for there comments on there particular platform and even try them. Your new found wisdom will add a more structured view in your comments.[/citation]

Speaking as someone who has used Macs, I disagree, especially since just saying "on a Mac" means that we have to guess at what UI you are referring to. Different OS versions on Macs over the years have not all had the same UI...
 
@ master_chen

im not spam'n my answer to you is in binary (decipher it there's a hid'n msg in it just for you) .. work it out .. i mean i know nothing about computers and it took me 2 seconds how to work that out should only take you 2 seconds to answer it. :/ and i thought you was an expert :/ or has your integrity been reached and breached by someone who knows less than you?.. you have had nothing constructive to say back to me, only using your vetren status to try and abuse me with nothing to do with comments, when your valuable knowledge would be best spent on advising us mere no status posters.


oh and some fella on here said about linux Mint .... best advise i've had mate you the man :) and i eat my words.. now this mint (almost clone like windows interface) is more like it :) ... i can see someone who is used to windows getting on just fine with this ... infact im dual booting it atm testing it out and i must say i am indeediedo very impressed .. thanks mate and if i'd offer linux to anyone from now on i'll point them to mint to get them started (seems best rout for windows user to get on with linux) sweeeet. bet ya didnt see that comming did ya lol

here's an link to the iso if ya wana have a look

http://www.linuxmint.com/download.php
 
[citation][nom]stevevnicks[/nom]@ master_chen01101101011000010111001101110100011001010111001001011111011000110110100001100101011011100010000001111001011011110111010101110010001000000111001101110101011000110110100000100000011000010010000001100111011001010110010101101011[/citation]
So you think that just because you found a website that encodes ASCII text into binary so that you could insult someone, it makes you clever?
 
[citation][nom]stevevnicks[/nom]very poor gfx, performance , buggy as crap[/citation]
When you wan't to make this kind of accusations at least post some kind of study that backup your claims. I also find it strange that Linux is the most used OS when it comes to web servers, dns servers, gateways, super computers, render farms, and yet it's such bad performing and buggy OS.

You must live in an alternate reality.
 
lol at what point did i say i was cleaver ? i said i know nothing about pc's, but took ya long enuff ta work it out lol . still i never claimed to be , so carry on cos ya make'n me laff :) ... btw im really liking Mint Mate .. at least someone on here knows what they going on about . i'd say its as good as windows for every day use and as simple to use im amazed because i use window 8 pro and runing mint mate alongside windows 8 the funy thing is mint mate feels more like windows then the new windows lol, i can see myself getting into this ver. as its feels very familiar to windows, unbuntu ver's i've used i just couldnt get on with the UI , i understand where your comming from when i said about sales, because if linux had been the norm then windows would in the same boat as linux is today with competing with o/s people are not used to, although i'd say mint is bang on easy to use and will feel similar to the windows experience most people know and love. sorry but to the idiot comments talk to hand cos the face int listening


btw

stevevnicks :

very poor gfx, performance , buggy as crap



When you wan't to make this kind of accusations at least post some kind of study that backup your claims. I also find it strange that Linux is the most used OS when it comes to web servers, dns servers, gateways, super computers, render farms, and yet it's such bad performing and buggy OS.


You must live in an alternate reality.

you norbert i was saying/meaning steam on linux because it is + plus the fact so many on me back its hard to answer/keep up with all of ya keep quote'n this quote'n that can ya give me a cheap insurance quote ? that would be more handy

oh well im off ta see how STEAM runs with mint i have around 38 games with steam so some of them should work to compare it to WINDOWS (lol) also i need to find out how easy its going to be setting up my TV card laters and dont spent to much time quote'n ya life away much better things to do with ya life's thanks to those who help point me to a ver. of linux thats easy to get on and use and up yours to the others lol :)
 
just a little update for those of you who maybe thinking of trying steam linux, out of 38 games i have on steam using windows under linux mint mate 32bit lets me play 4 games being counter strike, counter strike source, half-life and red orchestra : ostfront 41-45 ( im downloading css atm) last time under unbuntu 12.10 64bit i had just red orchestra : ostfront 41-45 if remember correctly, this time under mint not under unbuntu everthing was or (dont rip my head off ) more simple than last time i played with it under unbuntu, although maybe that has become better? dont know so cant say. its great little system, but can you see my problem with the amount of games i have access to, bit of a big trade off at the moment if your a gammer, but i have dual booted the system so will keep it for testing :)


also i have a fair bit of gamming hardware that i must add was not cheap, like the isku keyboard, nostromo gamming key pad and the kone xtd ,mouse oh yea and xbox for windows controller how easy is it going to be to get the drivers for these not so cheap items ?

these are fair points i make (i hope lol) as i was told that linux is indeed as simple to use as any windows o/s, thus far i have to agree.

so with all that money tied up in games and hardware and im sure im not the only person with this type of setup, there are some issues for some one to come from windows to linux or dont you agree ?

oh dea im sorry to have to report and i know you will want to hang me for it but how come the performance is err feckn terrible ? frame rates are not even playable at same settings but lower rezz it wont even go upto 1080p? not no setting that high for it in game? , under windows 1080p with that old game i get stupid high fps lol and why did it take soooooo long to load the game ? sloooow lol never seen my pc so slow befor infact it felt my gamming pc had been downgraded to an onboard gfx p4 2ghz lol ...
sorry but this is still pritty much what i remember last time i tested it few months back just more of the same and thats less when it comes to games so linux still not cutting it for gamming in my eyes... very long way to go for steam games thats all i can say. and thats the truth , mint for anything else though as good as any windows os as far as i can make out ...although not tested longer enfuff to pass full judgement .

oh yea sorry again but how do i get my 3d working under linux (windows 8 i use tridef driver i had to pay for that too) also i have no hdmi sound ? thought this was ment to be easy as windows? oh did i say i cant get my TV card to work ? .. under windows 8 i have to do nothing apart from install media center and tune it in but im sure its going to be just as simple under linux err is it?

hmm i guess one thing everyone seems to know someone in the real world who can fix there windows pc but funny i dont know anyone who i could take my linux pc to help me in the real world, as i dont want to start typen commands in if that what it takes. get my drift ? now

oh my system spec is crappy old amd 1090t (or so im told they crap so maybe a spanky intel is needed) 16gb ddr3 1333, crappy old ocz aglitiy 3 120gb ssd ,1.5tb hdd,500gb hdd , hd6850, maybe my system spec is way to weak anyones guess if i ask on here. but funnyest thing of all it seems to fly under windows 8 ? now anit that mighty strange? will i bother to waste my time installing the other 3 games linux steam will let me play ? ...what do you think?

after all this is supposed to be a comment about steam linux post so thought i'd better get back on track to why i cant see the gaming masses flocking to linux steam anytime soon although i have changed my mind about basic use it as easy as windows but without the gaming fun which may or may not be an issue for some of you, but as steam is aimed at gaming i feel steam dont stand a chance in hell at this present time in the game to win the harts of windows gammers over to steam linux. when you can prove me wrong about the steam gaming performance the i guess i'll to old to care about games lol not to far from now anyway .. lol oooh i just though of sumit linux stands a good chance of winning the harts and minds of those people who love playing them games they play on there mobile phones because thats probs what is best suited to atm or how it feels to me anyway but my opinion anit worth squat just ask anyone on here lol. what do i know :/
 
[citation][nom]stevevnicks[/nom]just a little update for those of you who maybe thinking of trying steam linux, out of 38 games i have on steam using windows under linux mint mate 32bit lets me play 4 games being counter strike, counter strike source, half-life and red orchestra : ostfront 41-45[/citation]

It will only let you play games that have been ported to Linux. You obviously can't play CoD if the developer hasn't ported it.

[citation][nom]kermidge[/nom]Under terms of the GPL (GNU Public License) Linux is and will be free. Distros may charge a nominal fee for distribution media. Please also keep in mind the distinction between Linux the kernel, and a Linux distribution, which includes the GNU utilities, file manager, desktop environment, window manager, etc.Red Hat (over a billion in revenue last year) and others make money with Linux by selling support, which can include middleware, training, and customization.[/citation]

Under the terms of the GPL you can sell Linux for whatever the hell you want. You just need to supply the source code.
 
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It will only let you play games that have been ported to Linux. You obviously can't play CoD if the developer hasn't ported it.

yea I understand that , so what with the performance how come it very low because its a port I know so these ported games are pointless then if they gonna play like pigs :/ so much for steam on Linux :/ funny how people don't quote the important issues I have pointed out and one of the major ones is if game plays like a pig then what is the point of moving over from windows to Linux for your gmming fix? let alone all the other problems the windows gamer will face finding drivers for there gaming devices after moving over to game on steam Linux . or is this not an issue and its just me ?
 
not troll'n just testing and reporting MY finding not MY fault it runs like rubbish is now ??? lol find out for ya selfs fools lmfao :/ these people would argue white is black and ignor the facts .. not my fault my findings prove what I already said about but hay not my fault you lot seem to know better lmfao tryn help but you all blind and will find out for ya selfs Linux and steam = total rubbish when compared to windows and steam you t***s :/ still carry on dreaming girls cos that's all ya doing lol and the steam dream bubble has popped lol
 
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You guys are sure feeding this troll alot.

think you find its the other way around playing Linux steam are ya ? didn't think so cos you'd agree with me, its pi** poor, Im the one who's telling the facts about steam and Linux not the Linux lovers ... still like I keep sayimg DREAM ON LINUX lovers steam for windows all the way why because it works like it should. end of, prove me wrong then if you so brill? but ya cant cos I type the truth and you don't like it... wtf is this site about then? another thing they don't like is they cant bully me with there lack of know how on the steam linux subject, all they can do is vote down to make them selfs feel better sad really or they kids.

I will quote myself this is the real findings whats wrong with telling people the truth.

quote stevevnicks

just a little update for those of you who maybe thinking of trying steam linux, out of 38 games i have on steam using windows under linux mint mate 32bit lets me play 4 games being counter strike, counter strike source, half-life and red orchestra : ostfront 41-45 ( im downloading css atm) last time under unbuntu 12.10 64bit i had just red orchestra : ostfront 41-45 if remember correctly, this time under mint not under unbuntu everthing was or (dont rip my head off ) more simple than last time i played with it under unbuntu, although maybe that has become better? dont know so cant say. its great little system, but can you see my problem with the amount of games i have access to, bit of a big trade off at the moment if your a gammer, but i have dual booted the system so will keep it for testing :)


also i have a fair bit of gamming hardware that i must add was not cheap, like the isku keyboard, nostromo gamming key pad and the kone xtd ,mouse oh yea and xbox for windows controller how easy is it going to be to get the drivers for these not so cheap items ?

these are fair points i make (i hope lol) as i was told that linux is indeed as simple to use as any windows o/s, thus far i have to agree.

so with all that money tied up in games and hardware and im sure im not the only person with this type of setup, there are some issues for some one to come from windows to linux or dont you agree ?

oh dea im sorry to have to report and i know you will want to hang me for it but how come the performance is err feckn terrible ? frame rates are not even playable at same settings but lower rezz it wont even go upto 1080p? not no setting that high for it in game? , under windows 1080p with that old game i get stupid high fps lol and why did it take soooooo long to load the game ? sloooow lol never seen my pc so slow befor infact it felt my gamming pc had been downgraded to an onboard gfx p4 2ghz lol ...
sorry but this is still pritty much what i remember last time i tested it few months back just more of the same and thats less when it comes to games so linux still not cutting it for gamming in my eyes... very long way to go for steam games thats all i can say. and thats the truth , mint for anything else though as good as any windows os as far as i can make out ...although not tested longer enfuff to pass full judgement .

oh yea sorry again but how do i get my 3d working under linux (windows 8 i use tridef driver i had to pay for that too) also i have no hdmi sound ? thought this was ment to be easy as windows? oh did i say i cant get my TV card to work ? .. under windows 8 i have to do nothing apart from install media center and tune it in but im sure its going to be just as simple under linux err is it?

hmm i guess one thing everyone seems to know someone in the real world who can fix there windows pc but funny i dont know anyone who i could take my linux pc to help me in the real world, as i dont want to start typen commands in if that what it takes. get my drift ? now

oh my system spec is crappy old amd 1090t (or so im told they crap so maybe a spanky intel is needed) 16gb ddr3 1333, crappy old ocz aglitiy 3 120gb ssd ,1.5tb hdd,500gb hdd , hd6850, maybe my system spec is way to weak anyones guess if i ask on here. but funnyest thing of all it seems to fly under windows 8 ? now anit that mighty strange? will i bother to waste my time installing the other 3 games linux steam will let me play ? ...what do you think?

they are the facts so you can install it then findout who is telling the real facts n guess what you hate me for being right ?

MICROSOFT will be laffing at steam if people think the windows gammer is going to flock in there thousands to use Linux for gaming cos I know am laffing, but nice try steam.

will I think people are idiots for moving from windows to steam Linux for there gaming fix ? no not at all, because they WILL be back on a windows gamming rig quicker than you can say format !

just like to add some posters on here seem to try and down play what I post, with comments that has nothing to do with the steam Linux subject post.. trying to make out I talk to myself etc. when I been quoted the most so I let you work it all out to why I have had to post so many replys try reading from post one on the subject then make ya mind up, it got side tracked so I try and prove my point by installing and testing Linux then staem for Linux .. of cause i'll keep posting if you try and play down the real issues by not answering them instead try'n your hardest to belittle my comments. but ya just made ya selfs look silly, me I posted my findings with steam and Linux what was your input on the subject?

also people saying commands the average user will never need to type a command WRONG i have no hdmi sound and no tv card now look what the average user on linux has to do to install it if you can understand it that is.. easier than windows to use you make ya mind up after reading this http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=21980&f=49 .. to get it to work under windows its just a double click .

me im booting back to windows because i have to many hardware software issues under linux and thats just my normal setup for watching tv ect, for gaming linux is no use to me or any windows gammer atm, will i keep linux mint on my 500gb drive ? probs not if i dont have a use for it although it was fun to take a look.
 
I rest my case :)


after futher thinking on this subject it will give great pleasure to post a side by side, $Windows 8 Steam$ VS Linux Steam youtube video, this will use two computers and to give Linux a fighting chance it will use the more powerful AMD 1090T setup and the windows 8 setup will using an old intel 8400e cpu and old gtx9800 gfx card. I post a link to video when I make the video also I will have a few people around to play on these gamming setup just to see what they think.. im laffing already when I see there faces play on CSS Linux pmsl . stay tuned.
 


I thin that the way you organize your comments (especially replies) is what annoys them, not as much your opinions, granted other than Steam not working perfectly on Linux, you haven't given many good examples.
 
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I thin that the way you organize your comments (especially replies) is what annoys them, not as much your opinions, granted other than Steam not working perfectly on Linux, you haven't given many good examples.

er the subject is about steam and Linux mate .. poor game performance says it all for gamers .... and what about the way they treated me from the start? so don't be surprised if my answers are not to there liking. they will say white is black even with the facts I have presented when it comes to anything I type, so I play them at there own game, fairs fair. im now trying to defend myself.

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stevevnicks


after all this is supposed to be a comment about steam linux post so thought i'd better get back on track to why i cant see the gaming masses flocking to linux steam anytime soon although i have changed my mind about basic use it as easy as windows but without the gaming fun which may or may not be an issue for some of you, but as steam is aimed at gaming i feel steam dont stand a chance in hell at this present time in the game to win the harts of windows gammers over to steam linux. when you can prove me wrong about the steam gaming performance then i guess i'll be to old to care about games lol not to far from it now anyway .. lol oooh i just though of sumit linux stands a good chance of winning the harts and minds of those people who love playing them games they play on there mobile phones because thats probs what is best suited to atm or how it feels to me anyway but my opinion anit worth squat just ask anyone on here lol. what do i know :/

so really im right that Linux sux with steam for gamers when compared to windows 8 and steam for games ... just no one can admit I was right from the start, probs because they not even running Linux and steam or poss none of the two? lol all I've done is argued in the windows 8 corner why windows gamers wont be moving to steam Linux anytime soon and that my friend is a fact. so they can like it or lump it lol makes no odds to me if they like playing css and old games at poor fps.
 
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