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Still confused. What did Steam get from Microsoft?


Distribution outside the Windows Store. There were rumours that the only way to distribute software would be through the Windows Store and Steam wouldn't be allowed at all.


That was not so much a problem in Windows 8 as it was Windows 8 being a foreshadowing of things to come. That still has not changed, unless Valve has done back room negotiations with MS to guarantee their continued functioning despite whatever circus Microsoft puts future versions of Windows though.


They got a pre-installed computer that booted, by default, to Steam. This is apparently a victory of some kind. The saddest kind.




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