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Gabe Newell says he founded Valve after Doom showed him Microsoft 'was missing the opportunity' offered by the internet: 'I was willing to sort of put my money where my mouth was' (www.pcgamer.com)

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[-] bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Not yet, the licensing stuff sucks for sure but there is always a chance Gabe changes their policy. Valve is a rare unicorn that has yet to go out public so there is a chance it can be reformed.

[-] AntiOutsideAktion@hexbear.net 1 points 2 days ago

Why go public when you don't have any expenses you'd need to raise capital for?

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