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It doesn't even just have to be about money, Valve is one of the only major tech companies I can think of that seems to actually care about customer feedback. They don't acquiesce to every request and complaint, it's unrealistic to expect any company to do that, but just in general, Valve genuinely seems to listen more on the whole.
Too many tech companies have convinced themselves that the silent majority's silence equals approval, and therefore the "vocal minority" of complaints need never be taken seriously. But what they don't appreciate is the most vocal criticisms tend to come from enthusiasts, and when you cater to the average users only, you are slowly making your product less remarkable.
Steamdeck feels like a product made for that "vocal minority". It addresses so many concerns that other tech companies would hand wave away because "most people aren't complaining".
i am convinced the vast majority of decision-makers these days are just actually incompetent:
Large corporations repeatedly amputate themselves to save weight only to go surprised pikachu when that causes them to fall flat on their face, small business owners will vehemently oppose building bike paths outside their stores because that would remove 2 parking spaces (yeah sure dude 2 parking spaces is totally enough to sustain your business, that has no relation to why it's currently careening toward bancrupcy), and governments will unironically use the logic of "well we can't build a bridge here, not enough people are swimming across the river to justify it!".