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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

A hostile takeover doesn't have to happen. If Gaben decides "fuck you all" and decides to close the company, then there's not a damn thing you can do about it. It's his company and it doesn't owe you the privilege of continuing to exist.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I know it can happen, but that still makes a difference between public and private companies. That's one risk less.

Especially for Valve which is a very desirable company for their position as de facto PC games online store.