Comment on Lenovo is reportedly planning to release a SteamOS variant of the Legion Go 2 at CES 2026

Midnitte@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• thingsiplay@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I wouldn’t even blame Lenovo for not passing over the savings of Linux. Because that means, they have a huge reason to sell Linux based systems, as they make more money from each unit this way.

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• Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I actually thought Microsoft excuses handhelds from Windows licensing fees? Or discounts them?

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  • Midnitte@beehaw.org ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    No idea, it’s just regular Windows 11 underneath so I don’t believe it’s exempt from licensing.

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    • Die4Ever@retrolemmy.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They used to have this

      techradar.com/…/microsoft-makes-windows-free-on-s…

      theverge.com/…/microsoft-making-windows-free-on-d…

      But I think they ended this deal at some point

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