Yeah, it seems to be a misunderstanding. They are using cloud tools to generate and update the base operating system.
"Better" is always relative. Personally I generally prefer not to use software that comes bundled with the hardware, that way I avoid any vendor lock in. The hardware vendor should not be in a position of deciding what I should or shouldn't be able to do with their hardware, and software should be open to the customer, so that it does exactly what they want, not more or less.
Sure.
Valve can do a lot more, but what is more concerning to me is if they are actively consumer unfriendly. There is a difference between passively allowing bad stuff to happen, and actively doing bad stuff.
Which is what I said: "On Linux, you have to either install/update your games manually, or use a third-party client." With third-party client I meant a client like Heroic.
Depends on the game developers, if they offer/upload a Linux/Mac version. On Linux, you have to either install/update your games manually, or use a third-party client. Idk about Mac. Third party clients can also integrate Wine for Windows games.
Well I can only speak for myself, but I prefer games stores in that order:
There are business decisions with all of them that I dislike.
For the top dog PC game store, Valve could behave much much worse. Epic is still in the customer and game developer acquisition phase (and still behave like a d*ck with their exclusive deals), if the ever manage to push Valve aside, I believe they will be much worse.
I feel the same, when the game is not available on GOG.
To simplify, two main reasons. First when done via revolutions it often causes economic and societal shock in which autocrates take the power away from the people. And second, when done peacefull, foreign intervention of secret agencies which again try to put autocrates in powerful positions.
The underdog is often the one that is most pro-consumer, since that is in their business interest. As soon as the take the lead, the doors to enshittyfication open, because business shifts from getting new customers to not letting them leave. (Of course there are exceptions, but this is the case broadly)
Most wars aren't "won" anymore.
Schaue auf die Anreize die ein System den Menschen gibt. Ist es Gier und Geiz oder Empathie und Hilfsbereitschaft?
Individuelle Lebensentscheidungen können zwar schön sein, aber sind auch ein Privileg und bringen uns Gesellschaftlich nicht weiter, wenn sie nicht vom System unterstützt und begünstigt werden. Genug andere gehen den Weg des geringsten Wiederstand, und zu recht! Das System ist dafür Zuständig das dieser Weg positive Resulate liefert.
Der Mensch ist nicht im Kern gierig auch wenn das viele einem Einreden wollen, das ist nur eine Manifestation der Kommodifizierung und, als Resulat, der Effekt materielle Güter zum Statussymbol zu erheben.
Das Problem sind nicht die Wähler.
Das Problem ist das System. Welches scheinbar für die aktuelle (oft liberale) Politik als unveränderbar hingenommen wird.
Sorry to say this, but these boycotts rarely do anything. If enough people would boycott some company, or business practice to matter only a little bit, then there also would be enough people to effect politics to try to get better regulation in place, via electoralism, direct action of just getting actively involved in politics.