nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1年前In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIn 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1年前message-square24fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1年前For a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
minus-squareUsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1年前You’re missing the actual biggest key component. It’s also a built in community forum with tons of user-requested settings. They mostly know how to cater and rarely backtrack a quality of life feature.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21年前A vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.
For a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
You’re missing the actual biggest key component. It’s also a built in community forum with tons of user-requested settings. They mostly know how to cater and rarely backtrack a quality of life feature.
A vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.