mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Steam@lemmy.ml · 2 年前Microsoft 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-up192arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up189arrow-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 年前message-square16linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareJoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down7·2 年前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.
minus-squareHidingCat@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up21·2 年前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?
minus-squarezigmus64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 年前Myriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
minus-squarereflex@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 年前 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-up6arrow-down1·edit-22 年前They’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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