misk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoGabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCswww.pcgamer.commisk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareceenote@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-28 months agoIn general, I think being decent to customers is a business strategy, because the barrier to entry for a Steam competitor is nearly non-existent, and there’s always piracy. Still, capitalism working the way it’s “supposed to” is still capitalism.
minus-squareHailSeitan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months ago the barrier to entry for a Steam competitor is nearly non-existent My brother in christ have you heard of network effects?
minus-squarefascicle@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoNetwork effects and chill?
In general, I think being decent to customers is a business strategy, because the barrier to entry for a Steam competitor is nearly non-existent, and there’s always piracy. Still, capitalism working the way it’s “supposed to” is still capitalism.
My brother in christ have you heard of network effects?
Network effects and chill?