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Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees (arstechnica.com)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

justifying anything by saying they're successful in a free market is really iffy

The important part is why they're successful; unlike many companies which try to lock customers in and take advantage of them as much as possible, Steam/Valve try to build a good product at a reasonable price, and trust that it'll bring them customers.

And look at that, it does.