▲ 295 ▼ Valve was founded 30 years ago — changed PC gaming forever with Half-Life, then Steam | Microsoft veterans Gabe Newell and Mike Harrington founded the company on August 24, 1996. (www.tomshardware.com) submitted 2 months ago by sanitation@lemmy.today to c/technology@lemmy.world 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] username_1@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago (5 children) Maybe Harrington isn't rich? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (4 children) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Harrington On January 15, 2000, Harrington sold his stake in Valve to Newell According to Newell, Harrington did not want to risk another project after the success of Half-Life. So apparently Gabe Newell has absolute power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (3 children) So apparently Gabe Newell has absolute power. And he runs Valve with an iron fist barely caring what the employees do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes they seem to have a very large degree of freedom, which allegedly was also how the Steam for Linux client got started. But I think he cares, AFAIK that green-light was granted by Gabe Newell personally. He is just not breathing down their neck constantly. Which is the best kind of manager there is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) yep. I just wanted to do a contrast based joke, since even though he has "absolute power" the allure of the story of valve is that he behaves in the opposite way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yes absolutely, he seems like a very chill guy. 😎 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (4 children) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Harrington On January 15, 2000, Harrington sold his stake in Valve to Newell According to Newell, Harrington did not want to risk another project after the success of Half-Life. So apparently Gabe Newell has absolute power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (3 children) So apparently Gabe Newell has absolute power. And he runs Valve with an iron fist barely caring what the employees do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes they seem to have a very large degree of freedom, which allegedly was also how the Steam for Linux client got started. But I think he cares, AFAIK that green-light was granted by Gabe Newell personally. He is just not breathing down their neck constantly. Which is the best kind of manager there is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) yep. I just wanted to do a contrast based joke, since even though he has "absolute power" the allure of the story of valve is that he behaves in the opposite way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yes absolutely, he seems like a very chill guy. 😎 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (3 children) So apparently Gabe Newell has absolute power. And he runs Valve with an iron fist barely caring what the employees do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes they seem to have a very large degree of freedom, which allegedly was also how the Steam for Linux client got started. But I think he cares, AFAIK that green-light was granted by Gabe Newell personally. He is just not breathing down their neck constantly. Which is the best kind of manager there is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) yep. I just wanted to do a contrast based joke, since even though he has "absolute power" the allure of the story of valve is that he behaves in the opposite way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yes absolutely, he seems like a very chill guy. 😎 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago (2 children) Yes they seem to have a very large degree of freedom, which allegedly was also how the Steam for Linux client got started. But I think he cares, AFAIK that green-light was granted by Gabe Newell personally. He is just not breathing down their neck constantly. Which is the best kind of manager there is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) yep. I just wanted to do a contrast based joke, since even though he has "absolute power" the allure of the story of valve is that he behaves in the opposite way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yes absolutely, he seems like a very chill guy. 😎 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) yep. I just wanted to do a contrast based joke, since even though he has "absolute power" the allure of the story of valve is that he behaves in the opposite way. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yes absolutely, he seems like a very chill guy. 😎 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Yes absolutely, he seems like a very chill guy. 😎 permalink fedilink source parent