• GregorGizeh@lemmy.zip
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    6 months ago

    The reason steam has managed to remain consistently relevant and beloved by its users is for sure the fact that it is not a public company, but owned by nerds and the people working there. Makes for a great employee retention, and without being hounded by shareholders they can operate properly and with long term plans.

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      6 months ago

      Yep. If they ever go public, we’re all fucked. Shareholders and quarterly reports ruin everything.

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        6 months ago

        Was thinking the same thing. If steam goes public and gaben moves on to whatever, enshittification will begin.