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Valve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Being privately held helps a ton. Gabe is his own boss. Once a company's public they're beholden to the investors, and investors want big short term returns so they can dump their stock and move onto the next one.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Maybe that shouldn’t be possible.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep. Investing should tie you to a stock for at least a year - as soon as you decide to sell, the one-year timer starts.