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“I think that Windows 8 is kind of a catastrophe for everybody in the PC space.”

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Gabe Newell is an accomplished entrepreneur and manager, born on November 3, 1962. He is the co-founder and president of the renowned game company Valve, known for his profound impact on the gaming industry and innovative business models. more

“In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist today without the PC, or Epic, or Zynga, or Google. They all wouldn't have existed without the openness of the platform. There's a strong tempation to close the platform, because they look at what they can accomplish when they limit the competitors' access to the platform, and they say 'That's really exciting.'”

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Author:Gabe Newell

“I think it's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted. I'd say, even at this late date, they should just cancel it and do a do over. Just say, 'This was a horrible disaster and we're sorry and we're going to stop selling this and stop trying to convince people to develop for it'.”

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“One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It's a service issue.”

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“The easiest way to stop piracy is not by putting antipiracy technology to work. It’s by giving those people a service that’s better than what they’re receiving from the pirates.”

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“I'd like to thank Sony for their gracious hospitality, and for not repeatedly punching me in the face. If I seem a little nervous, it's because Kevin Butler was introduced to me backstage as the VP of sharpening things.”

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“The PS3 is a total disaster on so many levels, I think It's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted.”

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“I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives to hedge against that eventuality.”

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“I hadn't been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again.”

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“The internet is super smart. If you do something that is cool, that's actually worth people's time, then they'll adopt it. If you do something that's not cool and sucks, you can spend as many marketing dollars as you want, [they] just won't”

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