nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoIn 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkIn 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out therewww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square22fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoThere’s a lot of money to be made as a middleman. If there’s a gold rush, you want to be the guy selling shovels.
minus-squaresnooggums@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoFor a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
minus-squaredeegeese@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoA vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.
There’s a lot of money to be made as a middleman.
If there’s a gold rush, you want to be the guy selling shovels.
For a real comparison steam is the distributor, storefront, advertiser, and support. A bit more than just ‘a middleman’.
A vertically integrated middleman is even more profitable.