Valve boss Gabe Newell said in an interview with Edge magazine (via Gamesradar) about the competitor Epic Games and the positive effects of competition on the games market highlighted. In the short term, it is "ugly," says Newell. In the longer term, however, "everyone benefits from the discipline and consideration that you have to have" when a new steam challenger like the Epic Store enters the market.
Much more than the rivalry between Epic and Steam, Valve's boss worries about business practices aimed at "eliminating competition." Specifically, Newell names Apple and its products with proprietary software:
"What is more scary (than the Epic Store) are the people who fall in love with Apple's model, control everything and have faceless bureaucrats, shield the products from the market. Or design a store so that the added value of the software is minimized for the experience. "
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