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Retirement Twist: Gabe Newell Bundles Company in the Valve Complete Pack and Sells It to an Unsuspecting Gamer (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Gamer sells it to Microsoft for a few billion dollars, and Gabe's legacy is ruined.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I’d like to think it’s not so simple. Valve has a profit vaguely like $1 billion a year. If I was making a billion dollars a year, why would I sell the company for a few billion? Why would I sell it for anything? With $1 billion I can literally buy anything I’ve ever wanted to buy forever.

When we’re talking money of that scale I don’t see what the motivation is to sell out. You already have basically infinite money.

While we’re on the subject, Gabe, if you’re reading this, I swear on me mum if you give me Valve I will take ownership of the company to my grave. I won’t sell a single share for as long as I’m still breathing. It’s not just about me. It’s a responsibility to PC gaming.