mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.comimagemessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up134arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up132arrow-down1imageMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.commr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Steam@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoWhy is Microsoft, of all groups, monitoring Valve’s profits? That seems kinda weird to me, as though it’s overstepping some sort of boundary.
minus-squarezigmus64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoMyriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
minus-squareHidingCat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoI didn’t expect the Lemmy privacy mindset to go so far; competitor analysis is a thing in business, and when you aggregate such data you can also analyse industry trends and your business’s position in it. I don’t see why it’s a boundary?
minus-squarereflex@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year ago Why is Microsoft, of all groups, monitoring Valve’s profits? https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-would-buy-valve-if-opportunity-arises-said-phil-spencer-in-leaked-email/
Why is Microsoft, of all groups, monitoring Valve’s profits? That seems kinda weird to me, as though it’s overstepping some sort of boundary.
Myriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
I didn’t expect the Lemmy privacy mindset to go so far; competitor analysis is a thing in business, and when you aggregate such data you can also analyse industry trends and your business’s position in it. I don’t see why it’s a boundary?
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-would-buy-valve-if-opportunity-arises-said-phil-spencer-in-leaked-email/
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