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Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%' in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

But it's not what the quote is talking about. You're just correlating different things.

Gabe Newell says no-one in the industry thought Steam would work as a distribution platform—'I'm not talking about 1 or 2 people, I mean like 99%' in c/games@sh.itjust.works
[–] usrtrv@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 days ago (3 children)

No, that's what consumers like you are thinking in hindsight and unrelated.

The context Gabe is talking about is when he was approaching publishers. They were just being anti tech and believing in traditional brick and mortar. They were definently pro-DRM. They just couldn't fathom a digital marketplace.