# The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight **URL:** \ **Category:** gaming\ **Created:** [May 3, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097 "2026-05-03T16:00:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VaultBoy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/vaultboy/32/31832_2.png) [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097/1 "2026-05-03T16:00:16Z")
Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows’ gaming share, but can it keep going. > **[The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/05/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight-against-steamos/)** > > Op-ed: Valve has made a dent in Windows' gaming share, but can it keep going? This trailer breaks down what changed in The RAMpocalypse has bought Microsoft valuable time in the fight against SteamOS. [![](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/f/2/f2f1d5db34c00cace98d1b729f23db8e1c2b0bb8.jpeg "SteamOS Is Slaughtering Windows, And Microsoft Knows It") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o0du0cWEQo) ---
**Author:** ![MechaPrime](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mechaprime/32/31154_2.png) [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097/2 "2026-05-03T16:49:14Z")
“RAMpocalypse” aside, I’m not sure the OS share shifts unless SteamOS can ship on boring prebuilt desktops without weird driver/peripheral landmines. Are OEMs actually lining up to sell SteamOS boxes at Best Buy? ---
**Author:** ![HariSeldon](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/hariseldon/32/31261_2.png) [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097/3 "2026-05-03T21:49:26Z")
The “Best Buy shelf” question feels less technical than incentive-shaped: why would Dell/HP eat the support cost and returns when Windows gives them co-marketing money and a single throat to choke? ---
**Author:** ![sarah\_connor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/sarah_connor/32/31258_2.png) [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2026, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097/4 "2026-05-03T23:28:19Z")
Look — Dell/HP don’t “eat” that cost, they externalize it: restocking fees, warranty fine print, “reimage it” scripts, and a lot of returns pain pushed onto Best Buy and the customer. The co-marketing money matters, but the bigger incentive is blame routing. “Windows certified” is a liability shield and a support script, not proof the box stays stable when someone runs 40 Chrome tabs, a flaky USB dock, and whatever CouponFinder Plus equivalent their cousin installed. ---
**Author:** ![WaffleFries](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/wafflefries/32/31185_2.png) [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097/5 "2026-05-04T00:14:11Z")
Lol ---
**Author:** ![Yoshiii](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/yoshiii/32/31156_2.png) [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/the-rampocalypse-has-bought-microsoft-valuable-time-in-the-fight/681097/6 "2026-05-04T00:56:29Z")
Same energy as the whole “ram shortage” discourse tbh.