is steam still a private company?

[kingjames488]

if so what's the point when their gatekept by google?

[Boblin the Goblin]

Chromium is open source. They are not being gatekept by Google.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by SlowMango:

Chromium is open source. They are not being gatekept by Google.

what does being open source have to do with it?

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

Chromium is open source. They are not being gatekept by Google.

what does being open source have to do with it?

It isn't owned by Google.

[potato]

steam is not a company

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by SlowMango:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

what does being open source have to do with it?

It isn't owned by Google.

but it doesn't have to be?

and I mean, it's not really relevant to the point?

Originally posted by potato:

steam is not a company

oh ya... I guess it's valve isn't it... well you know what I mean...

[RasaNova]

Valve is a privately owned company. They use Chromium (CEF) because it does what they need it to do, and it's open source. Most other game platforms use it for the same reason.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

It isn't owned by Google.

but it doesn't have to be?

and I mean, it's not really relevant to the point?

If Google doesn't own Chromium(the reason Valve is dropping Win7 support) then Valve isn't being gatekept by Google.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by RasaNova:

Valve is a privately owned company. They use Chromium (CEF) because it does what they need it to do, and it's open source. Most other game platforms use it for the same reason.

I mean, it's not hard to see how utilising 3rd party elements can be a boon... it means you don't have to develop that element yourself anymore...

it unfortunately puts you at the mercy of whomever is developing that element, regardless of if it's open source.

I remember a steam where gaben worked to preserve peoples access to their games... not a steam that restricts access. this is an afront to everything that steam used to promote.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by RasaNova:

Valve is a privately owned company. They use Chromium (CEF) because it does what they need it to do, and it's open source. Most other game platforms use it for the same reason.

I mean, it's not hard to see how utilising 3rd party elements can be a boon... it means you don't have to develop that element yourself anymore...

it unfortunately puts you at the mercy of whomever is developing that element, regardless of if it's open source.

I remember a steam where gaben worked to preserve peoples access to their games... not a steam that restricts access.

They allowed access long after Win7 stopped officially receiving support. They are literally only dropping support after being forced to.

[kingjames488]

Originally posted by SlowMango:

They are literally only dropping support after being forced to.

forced to by who?

if not google then who? the open source ferries?

[Stiletto]

Originally posted by SlowMango:

It isn't owned by Google.

It's developed and maintained by Google. You're being obtuse.

[Boblin the Goblin]

Originally posted by Stiletto:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

It isn't owned by Google.

It's developed and maintained by Google. You're being obtuse.

It was developed by Google but they do not own it.

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

They are literally only dropping support after being forced to.

forced to by who?

if not google then who? the open source ferries?

Security updates no longer being compatible. As all software does, eventually the new is no longer compatible with the old Even Firefox is dropping Win7 support.

[Stiletto]

Originally posted by SlowMango:

Originally posted by Stiletto:

It's developed and maintained by Google. You're being obtuse.

It was developed by Google but they do not own it.

Being the company that develops and maintains it has as much to do with it gatekeeping what users of the platform do with it as owning it would. Again, you are being obtuse.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Valve is a private company.

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

Chromium is open source. They are not being gatekept by Google.

what does being open source have to do with it?

Because that what it is, Chromium is open source project anyone can review, make changes to their version, and so on.

Originally posted by SlowMango:

Originally posted by kingjames488:

what does being open source have to do with it?

It isn't owned by Google.

Well to be fair it is manage, and developed by google.

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

They are literally only dropping support after being forced to.

forced to by who?

if not google then who? the open source ferries?

More like if want to make improvements, and use "newer" version of Chromium to get newer features, gonna have to update which is the whole drama being spin around, but again Steam choosing to do this, so if new version happen to not work on old OS not much can do about it, if it not worth their time supporting it really. Not everything gum drops, and rainbow when comes to live services.

[❤ Sly Succubus ❤]

Originally posted by Stiletto:

Originally posted by SlowMango:

It was developed by Google but they do not own it.

Being the company that develops and maintains it has as much to do with it gatekeeping what users of the platform do with it as owning it would. Again, you are being obtuse.

Mate thats like saying Obsidian designed and made Fallout so its their job ot keep it going, and idk about you but they neither own the IP for the game anymore yet still exist as their own company.