• @[email protected]
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    81 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.

    • Billiam
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      1 month ago

      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.

      • @[email protected]
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        51 month ago

        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.

      • @nanoUFOOPM
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        11 month ago

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

    • @casual_turtle_stew_enjoyer
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      81 month ago

      His ownership stake is undisclosed but has long been speculated to be at least 50.1% for the obvious reason