ikhoppa2
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Valve co-founder and managing director Gabe Newell has become something of a doomsday prophet regarding Windows 8.
Speaking with Ouya adviser - and former VP of game publishing at Microsoft - Ed Fries at Casual Connect, Newell said: "I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space," according to a report by All Things D.
"I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will exit the market," he continued. "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."
He explained that these alternatives involve Linux support. "We want to make it as easy as possible for the 2,500 games on Steam to run on Linux as well. It's a hedging strategy."
This echoes the Seattle-based company's recent announcement of Linux support for Steam.
Elsewhere in the report, Newell suggests Adobe adopt a free-to-play model for Photoshop. "They say, 'We have absolutely no idea what you are talking about, but it sounds really bad.' And, then we say, 'No, no, no. We think you are going to increase the value being created to your users, and you will create a market for their goods on a worldwide basis.' But that takes a longer sell."
"This isn't about videogames; it's about thinking about goods and services in a digital world."
Read more about the interview here.
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