nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoValve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win'www.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down11
arrow-up111arrow-down1external-linkValve doesn't sell ad space on Steam so it can make room for surprise hits: 'We don't think Steam should be pay-to-win'www.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square9fedilink
minus-squareAltima NEO@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoBeing privately held helps a ton. Gabe is his own boss. Once a company’s public they’re beholden to the investors, and investors want big short term returns so they can dump their stock and move onto the next one.
minus-squareHaui@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoMaybe that shouldn’t be possible.
minus-squarebastion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoYep. Investing should tie you to a stock for at least a year - as soon as you decide to sell, the one-year timer starts.
Being privately held helps a ton. Gabe is his own boss. Once a company’s public they’re beholden to the investors, and investors want big short term returns so they can dump their stock and move onto the next one.
Maybe that shouldn’t be possible.
Yep. Investing should tie you to a stock for at least a year - as soon as you decide to sell, the one-year timer starts.