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kevin_morrill
on July 26, 2012
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Gabe Newell Wants to Support Linux, Because Window...
They've messed up some, but they've also hit grand slams with others. MS-DOS comes to mine. PowerPoint is another. Hotmail. Bungie. FAST Search.
All of those are much more successful than they were before Microsoft acquired them.
magicalist
on July 26, 2012
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I don't really agree with the GP, but Bungie is actually a pretty apt comparison in this case. Ask them what they think about the acquisition...
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All of those are much more successful than they were before Microsoft acquired them.