FartsWithAnAccent to [email protected] • 1 year agoHere's Why Microsoft Buying Valve Is A Terrible Ideawww.thegamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square45fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down10
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minus-squareChewylinkfedilink6•1 year agoShares aren’t necessarily voting shares, but I don’t know how that works and if it’s even relevant for the private Valve corporation. So maybe Gabe Newell does have full control over Valve, or he might not. It’s definitely interesting that it’s only 25%.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoIIRC Valve issues shares to its employees, but the details aren’t public. There are a bunch of different corporate ownership schemes out there that it could potentially be.
Shares aren’t necessarily voting shares, but I don’t know how that works and if it’s even relevant for the private Valve corporation.
So maybe Gabe Newell does have full control over Valve, or he might not.
It’s definitely interesting that it’s only 25%.
IIRC Valve issues shares to its employees, but the details aren’t public. There are a bunch of different corporate ownership schemes out there that it could potentially be.