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Gabe Newell calls Windows 8 "a catastrophe"
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 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.” Read more…
