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[–] [email protected] 66 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Although I get the thought I would rather everything not centralise to valve and Gabe Newell

[–] TheBat 18 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The likely alternatives are Google, Apple, Microsoft, or Amazon. πŸ˜•

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Does it have to be a Business can it not be Steve who lives in Nebraska?

[–] ouch 40 points 2 days ago

Steve burned out a long time ago after all the free work he did on top of his day job.

[–] Nalivai 17 points 2 days ago

It's better if the titular Steve isn't from US. Right now at least.

[–] TheBat 8 points 2 days ago

Unfortunately, relying on individuals is what caused the problen in the first place.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Did you try asking Steve? He won’t return my calls

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

And Intel, Qualcomm, or AMD. Or probably several others as well.