Hopefully the $400 (R$2000) is an overestimation if they go that route. But while I don’t doubt that they’d happily pay a bit of money once to keep being scum bags, if this happens repeatedly, with many users’ accounts around the world then they’ll be forced to actually give the accounts back or it’ll add up fast. Hopefully, this was just a one-off of them being assholes (it won’t be but we can dream)

Thank you!

Not op but to give my perspective, I’m not a computer person, and I’m on the waitlist for a steam machine for a few reasons:

1. I’m terrified of breaking the expensive computer parts if I tried to build my own computer. That’s potentially a lot of money to waste
2. I don’t even know enough about computers to know which parts are good. I’ve looked into it, and I could probably create a decent grocery list for myself, but I have no personal sense of what’s good or bad
3. I want to switch to Linux gaming and the steam machine offers Linux gaming in a prebuilt package. I don’t have to download Linux or proton myself, or pick which distro I want to use. I want to just boot up the steam machine and have things work. (I got Kubuntu for myself on my laptop to try Linux but even that was scary for me. Progress takes time and the steam machine offers an easier learning curve)
4. I get valve support if something doesn’t work or needs fixing

I’d like to one day get to the point where I can build my own computer and be confident on Linux. But for now, the steam machine offers an ease of access that I’m willing to pay more for. Hopefully the steam machine can inspire people who’ve never even considered trying Linux to give it a go on their other devices as well