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arrow-up1388arrow-down1external-linkIn 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.com@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 10 months agomessage-square68fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish71•10 months agoFor a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish73•edit-210 months agoA vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish38•10 months agoIf there’s a gold rush, you want to run the railroads, build the houses, sell the shovels and open the general store I guess
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish16•10 months agoFortunately, that’s illegal now. If only those laws would be applied to modern things
minus-square@UsernameIsTooLonlinkEnglish21•10 months agoYou’re missing the actual biggest key component. It’s also a built in community forum with tons of user-requested settings. They mostly know how to cater and rarely backtrack a quality of life feature.
For a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
A vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.
Who wants to stand up all day though
That’s why it pays so well
If there’s a gold rush, you want to run the railroads, build the houses, sell the shovels and open the general store I guess
Fortunately, that’s illegal now. If only those laws would be applied to modern things
You’re missing the actual biggest key component. It’s also a built in community forum with tons of user-requested settings. They mostly know how to cater and rarely backtrack a quality of life feature.
They’re multiple middle men at once