Hot(?) take: Release software on Steam instead of the Windows App Store. You can use the same Windows APIs and yet it'll be cross-platform.
For example, apparently the WhatsApp desktop client (the one that allows you to make video calls from desktop) is Windows-only. If it were on Steam, I could just install it on Gentoo.
Taylan (Now 18% More Deranged) /
npub1uz…7hsyy
2025-04-25 13:56:36
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2025-04-25 13:56:36Event JSON
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