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I'm pretty sure this is exactly Valve's planned impact. Like everybody else who builds atop another's platform, I think they're nervous that Microsoft could de
by spacehome 8y ago
I'm pretty sure this is exactly Valve's planned impact. Like everybody else who builds atop another's platform, I think they're nervous that Microsoft could decimate their business on a whim.
- TheRealDunkirk 8y agoWell then it's really great that Microsoft is going around buying up things like LinkedIn and GitHub, so that people who base their livelihoods on those products are similarly secure. /sarcasm
- MrMember 8y agoI'd have to look to dig up an interview link, but I'm pretty sure that's what kicked off Valve's Linux-based "Steam box" initiative several years ago. They looked at Microsoft's moves towards a curated app store in which Microsoft has full control and they wanted an alternative distribution method.