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thematt on Dec 3, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Steve Ballmer's Nightmare is Coming True

They could also buy Valve and then integrate Steam and XBox Live. It would be horrible for end-users (they'd probably botch it) but would be lucrative from a business perspective.

sharkweek on Dec 3, 2012 | [–]

I am pretty certain Valve would reject even the most ridiculous of offers from MSFT

undergroundhero on Dec 4, 2012 | [–]

Gabe Newell is a vocal critic of Microsoft and Win8, and Valve is sitting on piles of money. This is the least likely of these scenarios.

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