RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Steam@lemmy.ml · 14 days agoValve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile gameswww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down12cross-posted to: steamdeck@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.onlinegaming@lemmy.zip
arrow-up1497arrow-down1external-linkValve ban advertising-based business models on Steam, no forced adverts like in mobile gameswww.gamingonlinux.comRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Steam@lemmy.ml · 14 days agomessage-square26fedilinkcross-posted to: steamdeck@lemmit.onlinetechnology@lemmit.onlinegaming@lemmy.zip
minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up62arrow-down3·14 days agothe day gaben dies and the company falls into the grubby hands of investors, its over.
minus-squareeinkorn@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up25·14 days agoValve is a private company, so depending on who owns a majority of the shares, not much might change after Gabens earthly demise.
minus-squarefmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·13 days agoMy understanding was that a large percentage of Valve is employee owned. Would love to know if that’s true or not.
minus-squarevga@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-213 days agoThat just means that buying it spreads the money to slightly more people. They’re practically just as easy to acquire.
minus-squareKacarott@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·13 days agoIt also means that more people have to be willing to sell (or that if only a few sell, investors hold less power)
the day gaben dies and the company falls into the grubby hands of investors, its over.
Valve is a private company, so depending on who owns a majority of the shares, not much might change after Gabens earthly demise.
My understanding was that a large percentage of Valve is employee owned. Would love to know if that’s true or not.
That just means that buying it spreads the money to slightly more people. They’re practically just as easy to acquire.
It also means that more people have to be willing to sell (or that if only a few sell, investors hold less power)