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Blizzard has probably crunched the numbers and realized that the income they will lose to the 30% Steam cut (or maybe they negotiated a better deal) is worth it for the extra players it will bring in. This is nothing more than a numbers crunching game for profit. "Breaking down barriers" and whatever else they say in the article is just the usual PR bullshit.
Disclaimer: I am still salty at Blizzard for stopping development on HotS, Starcraft and Warcraft
I do wonder if M$ might take some of the blizzard IP that have been stagnant and give them to some of their studios to give a try with.