• RedWeasel@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    From what I garnered this is revenue, not profit. Also comparing the companies to Apple, FB & Microsoft is not really a fair comparison. I know it was the Valve employees doing this. Probably a better choice would have been something like a restaurant chain or store like Walmart.

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      8 months ago

      IDK, I think the Microsoft comparison is fair. Yeah, Microsoft has a ton of software development, but they also have a massive software sales side, perhaps bigger than the development side. Like Microsoft, hardware and ads are a very small part of their business, and software sales is a large part.

      Comparing to Walmart or a restaurant chain doesn’t make sense since they have physical locations and a high headcount to support that physical network.

      Maybe Sony or Nintendo would be a better comparison since both make a ton of money from selling games on their platforms.