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Why are you using a US VC's forum, so?
Why shouldn't he? I don't see how someone posting comments like that would benefit YC.
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#22I'm more worried about the Frame. I assume the same will apply there. I was really looking forward to it but I don't think I'll be able to afford it now
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#23I'm more worried about the Frame. I assume the same will apply there. I was really looking forward to it but I don't think I'll be able to afford it now
It says everything is delayed in the article.
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Maybe you should think about why a company like Valve could have never been founded in the EU instead.
I think this American exceptionalism is getting old. The country is a lot more capitalist and that stimulates certain industries, especially venture capitalism which is basically gambling with investor money.
But a lot of the companies that came out of this like Google, Meta, Microsoft are also a big net negative in the world and causing societal decay with their attention-driving algorithms and hard business practices used to establish their monopolies.
It's not surprising the more ethical business models come from the EU like GOG without its DRM. And valve isn't really one of the worst companies out there, but gog is a lot better and I always buy there if a game is available.
Europe has its issues but look at the state America is in right now. A lot of all that hate is fuelled by people who have been drawing the short end of the capitalism stick for decades. And are now mobilised by the people making things worse for them.
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CD Project Red and GOG, founded and headquartered in Poland?
I guess the point is that they got this level of success (which GOG didn't reach) because they're based in US. And I tend to agree with that, there are some reason, including the fact that it's a huge country with a wealthy population that use loans and credit cards to buy even more that they can afford. That creates a strong domestic market that you can leverage before having to look at international sales. Nothing…
Epic was founded in US and didn't reach such success too. I think this is not because of US based, more like because of Gabe Newell.
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Are we defending billionaires again?
Gabe Newell? Yeah. He deserves it frankly.
For what, being slightly less greedy than his peers?
Steam is what normalized always online DRM in gaming. Steam and Valve games also normalized micro-transactions and gambling mechanics. The guy is far from being a saint.
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Are we defending billionaires again?
Gabe Newell? Yeah. He deserves it frankly.
Gabe is pretty cool and Valve is an amazing company that has done great things for both PC and Linux gaming. But this is not enough to counter the absolute shitshow that is USA right now.
But hey, they have midterms coming up this year. That's a great opportunity to redeem some of their earlier sanity. That is, if the democracy still exists then. It's not just the left that is worried -- many american centrists have started to wonder.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/america-fascism-tr... -- https://archive.is/Maalh
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In democracies money going to governments isn't sucked to some kind of vacuum. It's reinvested in infrastructure, social programs, investment programs, etc. The US would be better off if it had more money to invest in healthcare and education, and Gabe would still be fine living in a house worth a few millions instead of on a half billion yacht.
I live in a democracy (central Europe) and too much is spent on subsidizing farmers and useless social programs.
You don't think food security is something a country should invest in? Sure, let's have everything we need to live be produced in China, what could possibly go wrong.