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    Google to Buy Valve

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by mD-, Sep 17, 2008.

  1. mD-

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  2. Halo360Fan

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    Yeah I don't think this is true
     
    Halo360Fan, Sep 17, 2008
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    lol what would google DO with valve? They are not into gaming so that doesn't make sense unless they were interested in steam that could be the only thing.
     
    Red_Dragon, Sep 17, 2008
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    No, no. Google plans to buy a valve. To replace a broken one in the staff washroom at HQ.
     
    Signal2Noise, Sep 17, 2008
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    What name would they pick? Gaavle or voogle? :/

    would be weird though if it was real XD
     
    Psynalizer, Sep 17, 2008
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    it better not be... otherwise we will be shooting at yahoo and Microsoft logos while on the quest for the third Google O
     
    X2P, Sep 17, 2008
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    Yuuuck!

    I don't want more ads on steam.
     
    Mippoose, Sep 17, 2008
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    They are not going to buy Valve.
     
    usapatriot, Sep 17, 2008
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    I trully doubt that this will happen lol...what would google do with valve...? Make it a search engine?!?! And the fact that its written by the inquirer says it all xD
     
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    Shotdown! by the PR man for Valve himself.


    Google and valve have no coherence to becoming purchased and purchaser.... That is the worst possible rumor ever...
     
    fcklongboards, Sep 17, 2008
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  11. mD-

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    charlie fails again
     
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    I love Valve and I love Google, but I don't know if they would mesh quite as well as Chocolate and Peanut Butter.

    I like that Steam is run by a privately owned company. If Google got their hands on it, I'm sure it would be pretty cool at first, and maybe it would stay that way, but the long-term effects could be harsh. Google has kept focus for several years now, but they will have to be very vigilant (keeping their mantra "Don't be evil" close to their hearts) lest they turn "corporate".

    Valve doesn't have to worry about this, not until Gabe Newell sells the company. If he DOES sell it, I'd rather it be Google than EA (right now, at least). EA just DESTROYED its own image with the Spore DRM fiasco, I don't know WHAT they will do to fix it. If they got their hands on Steam, they might end up setting some arbitrary limit of logins or some crazy thing like that because some drunk analyst said to do it.
     
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    google and microsoft they want to buy everything
     
    phoduma, Sep 18, 2008
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    i think its a rumor, but if it is true the google really is trying to take over the internet.
     
    stirfriedsushi, Sep 18, 2008
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