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[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@lovyPrimzy1 Destroy your life in irreparable ways.

Opportunity to fail is a safe manner is what provides growth… and I don’t mean if they fail you bail them out either. You allow them to feel the consequences of action.

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@lovyPrimzy1 I have two kids. Both very different… one that was evaluated as “gifted” the other diagnosed with ADHD and dyslexia. One with great patience the other with extreme rage. One thing I’ve learned in my life the best gift you can give in life is the opportunity to fail and not.

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley @testedcom I think I might pass on my Steam machine sign up… looking at prices of even gaming laptops makes the steam machine value not impressive…

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@MizoChris Yes.

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley Fuuuuckk pounding on that stupid buy button and didn’t get through

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley Feels like they are just going to flash release the hardware suddenly…

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@haltor At first I thought you were talking about a certain politician.

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley How bout a release date and $$$ for steam Machine and Frame?!?!

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@VoxelKei @SadlyItsBradley 3D print a GS?!? What witchcraft is this?

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@RtoVR It ends up being who has disposable cash. The answer is less and less people. The market is a K-economy in the US where 10%of the population drive 50% of the consumer spending. If you are selling a mass market device into that environment you are going to have problems.

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@istvan_csanady I can find one giant use case. I work at a manufacturing facility that is 100years old. We have tons of drawings that are only in 2D this would be tremendous if it could generate solid models automatically.

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@Rainmaker1973 Grimace murder scene.

[adafruit industries @adafruit]

@Qualcomm @arduino posted a response instead of talking to anyone who does anything in open-source, and said they couldn't respond to the journalists contacting them which was a lie, but whatever (they will do an interview about the Q!) Any way, as expected, it did not answer our questions https://t.co/U09DzOuOCw and they avoid the big ones. They say you can email but it goes to a zendesk autoreply. try! [email protected]

Here's why... Qualcomm specifically @nakulduggal can we do a live video interview? We'll send the questions in advance...

You keep repeating “we’re open-source” as a blanket reassurance, but the problems people raised aren’t about the parts of Arduino that were already open. They’re about the new sections that expand corporate control, restrict user rights, and give Qualcomm deeper access to user data.

Here are the unresolved points:
The irrevocable, perpetual, transferable license over all user content.

You say users “retain ownership,” but the license you claim over everything published is broad enough to monetize, republish, sublicense, or feed into any Qualcomm system forever.

Why is this clause perpetual and irrevocable if you don’t intend to use it that way?

The restriction on reverse-engineering cloud services.
You frame this as “only SaaS,” but cloud is now fundamental to many Arduino workflows.

Why is reverse-engineering prohibited at all for a company built on openly hackable systems?

The patent-infringement shield clause.
No open-source company puts language in their ToS banning users from identifying potential patent issues.

Why was this added, and who requested it?

Five-year username retention after deletion or inactivity.
You say this was done “per community request,” but most open communities allow instant anonymization.

Where is the record of this request, and why is five years the default?

Qualcomm data integration.
You say the acquisition “doesn’t modify how user data is handled,” yet the Privacy Policy explicitly states data is shared across the Qualcomm Group globally.

What data flows to Qualcomm, and why wasn’t this disclosed at acquisition time?

AI monitoring and usage tracking.
Your AI policy allows broad behavioral monitoring, compute tracking, and compliance logging.

What data from these AI systems is retained, who has access, and why is this collection opt-out only by not using the features?

If the goal is clarity and compliance, great. Then provide clarity. Right now, the new terms read like Qualcomm drafted them and Arduino added a nostalgia paragraph on top to get pt to shut up.

Happy to keep the conversation going, but these are direct questions that need direct answers.

Read it for yourself...
https://t.co/dB12H2f8KW

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[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@Rainmaker1973 A couple of stormtroopers in the group there…

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@cixliv @SpatialBiggs My kid loves it. Basically all the arm locomotion games. Full of kids

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley Your work is not done here…

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley After watching the @giantbomb coverage of the steam universe I’m back to super excited about it coming out!

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

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[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley Maybe having the Galaxy unlocked was on purpose?!?!?

[VR advocate @Grailx3]

@SadlyItsBradley So revisiting this post… with all the “missing” features from the deckard would loading the Steam OS seem like a good option for Galaxy XR owners now?