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Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by imtringued on Thursday February 28, 2019 @06:16AM (#19270556)
Keeping Valve in check is worth the friction. Today they might be benevolent now but when Gabe Newell is gone they will have same problems as Apple because Steve Jobs is gone. There is a high risk a new CEO will just be a paperclip maximizer.
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Re:Facebook wants up to 30% of fan subscriptions vs Patreon’... by baq on Thursday February 28, 2019 @07:11AM (#19270793)
valve is different (not sure if for better or worse) in that it's privately held.
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