• BigFig@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Hasn’t valve said multiple times that they are not interested in selling to anyone

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      1 month ago

      Sure, but according to the article Gabe only owns about 25% of the company, so conceivably if MS throws enough money at them, surely enough people will vote in favour. I certainly hope this never happens, of course.

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        according to the article Gabe only owns about 25% of the company

        The source for that number is the same Xitter that made up the rumor in the first place:

        Insights from Dior, a prominent figure in the Counter-Strike community, reveal that Gabe Newell owns less than 25% of Valve.

        Valve is not a public company. Unless Dior is on the board of Valve, or know someone who is, he doesn’t know the makeup of the ownership structure. Wikipedia cites a Forbes article that says Gabe owns “more than half” of Valve, although that article was published in 2011 so it’s possible that’s changed.

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          Thanks for pointing this out. It looks, from other articles, that this rumour is completely unsubstantiated anyway so I guess it’s a moot point. Now that I think about it, 16 billion seems pathetically low for the money-printing machine that is Steam.

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          It does pose the idea that if gabe isn’t the sole owner could they be bought out. It’s possible but unlikely.

    • dan1101@lemm.ee
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      Hate to say it but almost everyone has a number. Hopefully Valve’s number is more than anyone would offer.