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This all makes sense on different fronts.

But Zimring is absolutely correct when it comes to the lack of control over said operating system.

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And as per the follow up comment, there’s a cost involved.

Windows isn’t free.

But the company making it always left a lingering doubt over its longevity.

Image of the Google Stadia controller.

Which, of course, turned out to be true.

If Google had gone Windows over Linux it would have been a much simpler process, you feel.

in bringing games to the platform.

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Perhaps it wouldn’t have involved such huge wedges of cash being thrown around, too.

I’ve always feltStadia’s business model was too radical.

At least we got refunded by Google.

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Stadia’s woes weren’t caused entirely by what its backend ran on.

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