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Steam vs Virtual Machines

A side-by-side look at Steam and Virtual Machines. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Steam

Steam

Games

Steam is a popular digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation in 2003. It allows users to purchase, play and update games online. Steam offers frequent discounts on games and has a large community with discussion forums and in-game chat.

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Virtual Machines

Virtual Machines

System & Hardware

Virtual machines (VMs) are software emulations of physical computers. They allow you to run an operating system and applications inside another OS, isolating them into their own virtual environment. VMs provide flexibility, security, and cost efficiency for compute resources.

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