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[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They will never go public so enshittification rules don't necessarily apply

[–] jeff@programming.dev 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Never say never, but I don't think it's going to happen while Gabe is in charge

[–] communist@lemmy.frozeninferno.xyz 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I doubt gabe would choose a successor that would make steam public either, though.

[–] jeff@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

Maybe, maybe not. As equity holders get older they may be looking to cash out so they can fuel their retirements.

I don't think that's something Gabe is interested in, but we're talking about what will happen when he dies.