• mlg@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Gaben already refused to sell to EA and made it abundantly clear that we would rather let valve die than go public.

    Microsoft also just recently said they’d buy Nintendo if they could.

    All this means is that Microsoft is filthy rich and still doesn’t know how to make an original quality game studio. They seem to overly rely on buying out studios and IPs that are successful to rake in more money.

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    All of which reeks of an oligigopoly and reminds me of even worse companies like Oracle and AT&T

    • SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      The funny thing about selling valve, what would it even give for Gabe? He’s already filthy rich. What more could one want with more money?

      Saying no to selling only makes sense in his position, in my opinion. At least I personally would think so. Because then you still keep what is effectively your creation, and can use it to shape the world.

      At some point you really do just have enough money.

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        Well, the idea is you can do something else with the money instead of it being tied up with that company. You could start another venture if you want to. I’m pretty sure Valve is what he wants to be doing though, so starting a different company isn’t really something he’d want to do.

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          Even if he doesn’t want to run it, doesn’t mean it has to be sold to another company. It can just keep on being a private company with a new handpicked leader. There’s no upside to selling for Gabe. After he passes however… all bets are off.

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            depends who he passes ownership to. it could be a bunch of inheriters who have no interest in owning/running it and it will be forced to sell off to split shares out. or maybe he gifts it to a single person he sees as a successor. who knows, i dont know shit about his family so have no idea

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              I would trust Gabe’s judgement 100%. Dude runs one of the most pro-consumer companies in history. In doing so, he has built a fiercely loyal fan base by simply being good to his customers; not trying to squeeze them for every single cent.

              Gabe is a rarity; part of a bygone era of business owners and software engineers who truly care about their projects and want to build things that they themselves want to use and play. He’s a smart man and Valve has been his baby since he left Microsoft. He’ll make sure it’s in good hands when and if retirement comes calling.

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      Yeah where’s our antitrust enforcement?

      The oligopoly thing has definitely been fucking everything up for decades.