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Gabe Newell Says Steam Sales Are the Secret Behind Steam’s Success (www.eteknix.com)
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[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 27 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Here's me thinking that not having shareholders and having a business model that caters to the needs and desires of the customer base instead of extortional practices was that secret.

[–] SineSwiper@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 days ago

There's very few privately-owned companies of this size, and it's sad.