Originally Posted by Corky. Originally Posted by Gully State. Originally Posted by Durante. Originally Posted by Ferrio. Originally Posted by Patryn. Do employees get shares? I assume Gabe has no interest in ever taking the company public, so what would the value be in them unless there's a dividend?

Hedge against potential future sale? Originally Posted by nel e nel. I suppose if you wanted to be creative about it, anyone who is an avid Steam user owns 'stock' in Valve. Originally Posted by GregLombardi. Gabe is one of the wisest in the industry in this regard. It is plain to see he cares for the enjoyment of gamers over his bank account, even if gamers reward him financially as well. I believe Gabe truly realizes that to go public, you seriously threaten the integrity of your artistic product.

Originally Posted by Sportbilly.

Originally Posted by Zefah. That may be so, but going public would mean that Gabe would no longer have true control.

If Valve went public, I'd certainly be a lot more hesitant about buying games from Steam. Originally Posted by SteveWinwood. Originally Posted by Femmeworth. Originally Posted by arglebargle. Oh, I know that. But I'm assuming that a dividend isn't being paid out, that the company is not looking to ever go public, and doesn't want to sell, which is why I was asking. I'm also assuming that they're non-voting shares. If the option to sell at end of employment exists, then I can understand the point of it all.

Otherwise, it feels like employees are getting something that's a nice gesture but is ultimately meaningless. Originally Posted by Cisce. Problem if they became a public limited company, they would have the issue where a competitor EA for example could technically buy a large enough amount of their stocks to actually own the company themselves.

Thus this would be a hostile takeover. At least, that's what it's like in England. Originally Posted by Sothpaw. I don't agree with this. I think Gabe cares about his bank account very much. And there is nothing wrong with that whatsoever. The thing that makes Gabe so great is that he realizes happy customers is the best way to inflate his wallet.

Both consumers and Valve win. Originally Posted by Grakl. Originally Posted by bigtroyjon. Why wouldn't Gabe have control? In order to buy a share of stock someone has to be willing to sell it to you. Originally Posted by FieryBalrog.

Does Valve sell stock? Find More Posts by iSurvivedTheOutage. Come on down to Durante's drivethru PC port fixes. No, and I thank based Gabe every day for it.

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It's a privately owned company. Durante View Public Profile Send a private message to Durante Visit Durante's homepage! Find More Posts by Durante. StuBurns View Public Profile Find More Posts by StuBurns. No, Valve is a privately owned company. Members of the public cannot purchase stock from them. Gunmonkey36 View Public Profile Send a private message to Gunmonkey36 Find More Posts by Gunmonkey Corky View Public Profile Send a private message to Corky Find More Posts by Corky.

Wario64 View Public Profile Send a private message to Wario64 Visit Wario64's homepage! Find More Posts by Wario I honestly wonder what that would look like. Would it be like when Apple first started? Not selling stock is one of the reasons why steam is so awesome. Mattakuevan View Public Profile Send a private message to Mattakuevan Find More Posts by Mattakuevan. Originally Posted by Corky Privately owned, not listed.

They leave the gambling to us with all those crates in TF2 then Patryn View Public Profile Send a private message to Patryn Find More Posts by Patryn.

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The one single truth. Gully State View Public Profile Send a private message to Gully State Find More Posts by Gully State. Originally Posted by Gully State Amen Praise da Gabe. Originally Posted by Durante No, and I thank based Gabe every day for it. The day Valve goes public is the day I lose faith in them. Ferrio View Public Profile Send a private message to Ferrio Find More Posts by Ferrio.

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Originally Posted by Ferrio Agreed. Gabe can do no wrong. Get the stones, the big pointy ones. Sportbilly View Public Profile Send a private message to Sportbilly Find More Posts by Sportbilly.

Yeah, even with the current situation I find the consolidation of the PC market on Steam slightly disconcerting. If Valve was a public company it would be terrifying. Originally Posted by Patryn Do employees get shares?

Originally Posted by nel e nel I suppose if you wanted to be creative about it, anyone who is an avid Steam user owns 'stock' in Valve. Yeah, then most of my stocks were bought on sale. Valve owe me dividends it appears. Originally Posted by GregLombardi Gabe is one of the wisest in the industry in this regard. I doubt he really cares about money for himself anymore. Of course, Valve still needs income, but with Steam, that's really a problem.

Originally Posted by Sportbilly Clearly a heretic. Zefah View Public Profile Send a private message to Zefah Find More Posts by Zefah. Originally Posted by Zefah That may be so, but going public would mean that Gabe would no longer have true control.

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But you can't trade hats you purchase. It's the worst kind of stock ever! Emitan View Public Profile Send a private message to Emitan Visit Emitan's homepage! Find More Posts by Emitan. Card Boy View Public Profile Send a private message to Card Boy Find More Posts by Card Boy. Originally Posted by GregLombardi It is plain to see he cares for the enjoyment of gamers over his bank account, even if gamers reward him financially as well.

Sothpaw View Public Profile Send a private message to Sothpaw Find More Posts by Sothpaw. Chinner View Public Profile Send a private message to Chinner Find More Posts by Chinner. Originally Posted by arglebargle the value of privately traded shares, which i assume is what valve has, is similar to the value of publicly traded shares. Originally Posted by Patryn Oh, I know that. Cisce View Public Profile Send a private message to Cisce Find More Posts by Cisce.

Originally Posted by Cisce Problem if they became a public limited company, they would have the issue where a competitor EA for example could technically buy a large enough amount of their stocks to actually own the company themselves. Originally Posted by Sothpaw I don't agree with this. Yes pretty much this.

He does good for us and we do the same.

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Dmented View Public Profile Send a private message to Dmented Find More Posts by Dmented. Originally Posted by Grakl Sure, but this can become a thread about what would happen if Valve did go public. They'd bring a PC to Mars and have someone download TF2 from there. Nemo View Public Profile Send a private message to Nemo Find More Posts by Nemo.

I don't see it so much as Gabe is rather intelligent and knows what makes money. A publisher would only make Valve suffer due to their development lengths. Gabe likes his workers to not be pressured and to enjoy what they do. Keeping your fans happy and maximizing your profit while attracting new people is a good tactic imo. AlimNassor View Public Profile Send a private message to AlimNassor Find More Posts by AlimNassor. Originally Posted by bigtroyjon Why wouldn't Gabe have control?

I hope Valve never goes public so we can enjoy the awesome we keep on getting. Thoraxes View Public Profile Send a private message to Thoraxes Visit Thoraxes's homepage! Find More Posts by Thoraxes. Like others said, Valve's a private company and it's a really good fit for a creative bunch like them and us gamers. Here's an article on their management style if you're interested in that sort of thing; http: Snakeyes View Public Profile Send a private message to Snakeyes Find More Posts by Snakeyes.

I wonder why more companies don't stay private. I guess Stardock is another one. FieryBalrog View Public Profile Send a private message to FieryBalrog Find More Posts by FieryBalrog. AceBandage View Public Profile Find More Posts by AceBandage.

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