[solardev]

My understanding is that they're still privately owned and pretty free, culturally, right? Yeah, I wish they'd make a few blog posts about how they run projects. Would love to see how the Deck, Index, GeForce Now support, etc. all came to be.

They're that rare tech company from the 90s/2000s that I still adore today.

[adventured]

You can definitely see the difference in ownership that Gabe Newell brings to Valve, just as Tim Sweeney has to Epic, as founders that have been with the companies from the beginning. They can do things just because they're interesting. They clearly feel free to explore. It's a remarkable luxury of their financial success. Mojang perhaps had that potential (due to how hyper profitable Minecraft was), but, well....