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Valve's reported profit-per-head from Steam commissions is out there, and at $3.5 million per employee it makes Apple and Facebook look like a lemonade stand (www.pcgamer.com)
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[-] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 weeks ago

Correction: Be just as profitable but cash out on that profit slightly sooner.

[-] SheeEttin@lemmy.zip 9 points 3 weeks ago

More like far less profitable over years, but far more this quarter. And when it inevitably goes south because you're squeezing too hard? Who cares, on to the next company!

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