[skeoh]

I absolutely love this. It would be easy enough for Valve to say "do not open the Steam Deck" and leave it at that. Instead they present clear, sensible reasons for recommending against opening the device while acknowledging that this advice won't stop anyone who really wants to open one up.

[lmilcin]

Of course they are still saying "do not open". It voids warranty.

But they are not going out of their way to make it hard.

[colejohnson66]

In the US, the FCC has made it clear in recent years that “warranty void if removed” stickers are illegal. Manufacturers can only void the warranty if they can show that any defects are caused by your tinkering.

[lights0123]

They actually made it very clear to say that "the warranty doesn't cover any damage that you do" by opening it, not the act of opening it.