> AMD, Nvidia, Intel, IBM, Qualcomm

> but not quite anti-consumer either!

All of them are public companies, which means that their default state is anti-consumer and pro-shareholder. By law they are required to do whatever they can to maximize profits. History teaches that shareholders can demand whatever they want, with the respective companies following orders, since nobody ever really has to suffer consequences and any and all potential fines are already priced in, in advance, anyway.

Conversely, this is why Valve is such a great company. Valve is probably one of the only few actual pro-consumer companies out there.

Fun Fact! Rarely is it ever mentioned anywhere, but Valve is not a public company! Valve is a private company! That's why they can operate the way they do! If Valve was a public company, then greedy, crooked billionaire shareholders would have managed to get rid of Gabe a long time ago.

Great points.

Valve is one of my top favorite companies right now. Love the work they're doing, and their products are amazing.

Can hardly wait for the Steam Frame.