Very informative article! Mostly an overview of Valve’s reasons for embracing Linux, which are more related to market than ideology. But I also feel they have good of the industry at their heart which inheritly makes them more successful. I love Valve and remain cautiously optimistic about Steam.
Linux keeps getting more development because it is the cheapest way to develop a platform. It is the reason why almost all servers are Linux and it was used as the basis for Android.
That said, Steam is a wildly profitable company that is self aware enough to not kill its golden goose.
Very informative article! Mostly an overview of Valve’s reasons for embracing Linux, which are more related to market than ideology. But I also feel they have good of the industry at their heart which inheritly makes them more successful. I love Valve and remain cautiously optimistic about Steam.
Linux keeps getting more development because it is the cheapest way to develop a platform. It is the reason why almost all servers are Linux and it was used as the basis for Android.
That said, Steam is a wildly profitable company that is self aware enough to not kill its golden goose.