• doublah@sopuli.xyz
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    4 个月前

    What profit? I can guarantee that Valve has spent far more in hiring hundreds of highly skilled full time contractors for 5+ years than they’ve made from the 3% of Steam’s users on Linux.

    Obviously it’s a long term strategy for them to eventually make money but we’ve only gained from their investment.

    • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world
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      4 个月前

      More likely it’s a long term strategy not to lose money when Microsoft locks Windows ecosystem to their own store(they tried).

    • CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml
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      4 个月前

      Not OP, but Steam Deck.

      I’m a big fan of Steam. They help me keep on Linux, but let’s not pretend there isn’t a profit motive. Gabe gets yachts, we get Linux Gaming. Win win right now.

    • Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works
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      Lol, sure they hire “hundreds of contractor” and, obviously, they do it because they like Linux. This as nothing to do with selling steam decks and the upcoming box.