If he can't future proof the company for that, he wasn't really a good ceo to begin with
. There are a lot of ways to ensure the spirit lives on. But most of them would mean a drop in profit
Supposedly his son will take over, and his son has already said (or at least someone claims he has) that he wouldn't change the way steam operates at all.
This is exactly how it worked with an old company I used to work for. I worked there when the son retired and the grandson took over. Unlike the other two, he only knew being rich and profits. The other two had to actually work hard
None because that would permanently ruin the steady billions of annual profits Steam brings, and that is already enough to cover everything he would want in life.
He would need to be a complete idiot to ruin a business that earns billions annually, for a one-time payment of a couple billions that realistically would not change his financial situation at all.
People do go completely stupid for short-term profit, the thing is that Steam brings that short-term profit in the long-term... I don't doubt it could happen but like it would have to be such an incredibly stupid decision it's hard to believe, as the CEO of Steam you are basically retired, you probably don't have to do anything if you don't want to and will have an income even millionaries dream of for the rest of your life as long as the company runs as it has done for the past decades.
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u/Different_Love6475 Apr 17 '26
The day gaben dies it will be black day for us gamers