nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 8 months agoIn 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-square23fedilinkarrow-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 · 8 months agomessage-square23fedilinkcross-posted to: pcgaming@lemmy.ca
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoThere’s a lot of money to be made as a middleman. If there’s a gold rush, you want to be the guy selling shovels.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoFor a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
minus-squareUsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoYou’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-28 months agoA vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.
There’s a lot of money to be made as a middleman.
If there’s a gold rush, you want to be the guy selling shovels.
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.