I know he has a fleet of megayachts but i wasn't awake he owns an entire megayachts business

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[–] 31 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Fairly happy to find a business that wants to make money long term. Pretty rare these days. I would say thats a good thing, wouldnt you?

How do they do it? Looks like expanding into the open hardware space, the open source space, have good customer service and avoid ads except to promote games.

And the alternative is what? GOG?

In the end they are just a store front, so it isnt even like they are the only place to buy a product, yet somehow they are the only ones that seem to even give a shit about me playing games on Linux.

And then there are the employees. As far as we know (please if you work at valve say something) they are the highest compensated people in the it/game industry.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 months ago

    Yeah there was some leaked payroll data around 2021, so its old info, but with bonuses, profit sharing and base salary the average compensation is something like 1.4 million per employee.

    Way back when Gabe said he didnt want employees he wanted partners and they would share the success. I don't know what its like today though.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    I would say thats a good thing, wouldnt you?

    Yes, that's why I simply reminded folks that they are a business and not your friend. So many people jumping to Valve's defense over a perceived slight makes me feel the reminder is necessary.

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