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Google to Acquire Valve?

Posted by Internet Guru
September 17, 2008

The Inquirer is reporting this morning that Google is close to an acquisition of Valve for an undisclosed price. According to the Inquirer, its “well-placed sources” say the acquisition could happen “any second now.”

At first glance, Google acquiring Valve seems a little unorthodox. But considering Steam,

Valve’s content distribution platform, is the best on the market, maybe Google is trying to solidify its position in that space and branch out from its comfort zone.

Steam is so easy to use and such an ideal platform for so many that it currently services over 15 million active users who are downloading over 440 games — a feat that’s simply unrivaled in that market and worth quite a bit to a company like Google.

But the question still remains: does Google, a service provider and content company, really want to get into the content distribution game? We’ll have to wait and see.     Read More on Techcrunch

by Don Reisinger

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