So yeah I see some complaints about Linux, but there is no way Windows or OS X would have been a better choice for a product like this. Steam Machines are supposed to be the Android of the console world. Valve would have had to work closely with MS to create some locked down platform to keep people from screwing it up. You couldn&#x27;t just slap stock Windows on there... and imagine the licensing fees. Linux was the best choice.<p>I do believe that when Vulcan comes out and Valve or some other company throws some money at advertising, steam machines could easily come to dominate the console market, just as Android came to dominate the smart phone market.