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Valve is also private. Theoretically they have more leeway to make short-term unprofitable decisions without having to answer to public shareholders.


Theoretically, but their history suggests they won't. This is the company that made gaming on Linux viable, has a platform open to all VR hardware, and lets people sell keys on alternative stores without even taking a cut even though they are clearly in a very dominant market position.

They have their faults, but acting like a modern big tech company isn't one of them.




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