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acadia11 Learned something new today. Would love to see how the actual wealth breaks down … but it would be a fascinating corporate structure study. And is this something that can scale? But again it doesn’t give any detail on how the revenue actually is parceled out? Reply
Cluckern And yet I'm sure they'll tell you that them making "ONLY" 49m per employee would severely hinder their ability to function Reply
bit_user Huh. They seemed like the underdog, in fights with Apple and Google, but now I'm feeling a lot less warm towards them. Let's keep in mind that the vast majority of that $17B/year is siphoned off from gamers and game developers, for the relatively small value provided by their content distribution & payment platform. Well, at least they contribute a substantial amount to Linux, unlike Apple & Sony. Reply
coolitic One thing missing here is that Valve regularly makes use of contractors like Collabora to help out w/ various things that aren't strictly Valve-specific. Reply
bit_user coolitic said: One thing missing here is that Valve regularly makes use of contractors like Collabora to help out w/ various things that aren't strictly Valve-specific. I can't comment on how much of Collabora's work is funded by Valve, but Valve employees do make substantial contributions to Linux and the Mesa 3D stack. Also, the sense I get is that Collabora isn't exactly huge. https://www.collaboraonline.com/careers/ Reply
SirStephenH A company runs better without layers of worthless managers whose only purpose is to make it appear that they're needed for the company's success? I'm shocked! Reply
Gururu Do they pride themselves like other tech companies by giving IQ tests to applicants or are they pretty down to earth? Reply
bit_user Gururu said: Do they pride themselves like other tech companies by giving IQ tests to applicants or are they pretty down to earth? I don't know, but judging by a track record of strong Linux contributions, they seem pretty smart. A relatively slow-growing company of that size seems like they could get away without having a highly formal hiring process. Reply
Heat_Fan89 acadia11 said: Learned something new today. Would love to see how the actual wealth breaks down … but it would be a fascinating corporate structure study. And is this something that can scale? But again it doesn’t give any detail on how the revenue actually is parceled out? I'm sure Gabe is number crunching that on his super yacht. Reply
ezst036 Admin said: Valve is estimated to make $16.2 billion from Steam alone in 2025. Valve makes almost $50 million per employee, raking in more cash per person than Google, Amazon, or Microsoft — gaming giant's 350 employees on tra… : Read more This is interesting. Valve does capitalism and earns more money, while Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple are doing corporatism and all they're doing is earning more and more distrust and less money. So the lesson is……… Listen to your customers. Microsoft. Especially Microsoft. Reply
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