@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agoMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.comimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up190cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up190imageMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.com@[email protected] to [email protected] • 2 years agomessage-square16fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•2 years agoWhy 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink12•2 years agoMyriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink6•edit-22 years agoThey’re both into gaming hardware and game distribution. Companies pretty much always watch what their competition is doing.
minus-squareHidingCatlinkfedilink21•2 years agoI 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-squarereflexlinkfedilink8•2 years ago 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/
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.
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Myriad reasons. Guarantee Apple, Google, Sony, Tencent, and others on that list maintain a similar list.
They’re both into gaming hardware and game distribution. Companies pretty much always watch what their competition is doing.
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?
https://www.pcgamer.com/microsoft-would-buy-valve-if-opportunity-arises-said-phil-spencer-in-leaked-email/