mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Steam@lemmy.ml · 2 years agoMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up191arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up188arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft 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 · 2 years agomessage-square16linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·2 years 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-squareHidingCat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up20·2 years 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-squarezigmus64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoMyriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
minus-squarereflex@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years 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/
minus-squarefolkrav@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-22 years agoThey’re both into gaming hardware and game distribution. Companies pretty much always watch what their competition is doing.
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.
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?
Myriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-would-buy-valve-if-opportunity-arises-said-phil-spencer-in-leaked-email/
They’re both into gaming hardware and game distribution. Companies pretty much always watch what their competition is doing.
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