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Steam is a ticking time bomb. (www.spacebar.news)
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The decline of the Steam games platform is inevitable, and there are already warning signs.

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[–] CallateCoyote@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can think of very few companies or services that I approve of more than Valve and Steam. Being private and free of shareholder greed is huge. They’ve never once screwed me over.

Only moment of worry will be when the company changes hands, but I’m sure Gabe has already thought about a worthy successor who won’t destroy the soul of the company.

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I've even wanted to bring up Valve in some recent political discussions on corporate governance. With the blatant exception of CSGO child-focused gambling, it is otherwise the "shining ideal" of a good company: They invented a product that people like and enjoy, maintain it well to please their customers, and pay their employees well without growing excessively or finding ways to cheat customers out of their money.