The prices on the Aus store are utter garbage, so all the "sales" memes are totally lost on me. Valve acted petulantly when called out for their misleading practices over here and basically said we'll take our ball and go home. Definitely a reflection of what they're like as a company.
Even if a company has a decent product it doesn't give them carte blanche to do as they please. It is really unsettling that these big corporations seem to have an army of supporters to come leaping to their defense at every turn, as if they need it. This doesn't just apply to Valve, incidentally. It's almost like certain people are living vicariously through the success of their favourite company. Many don't seem to be able to see through the stage managed PR and marketing and separate it from a company's actual behaviour, and that is really worrying. This makes discourse really difficult and ultimately hurts consumers when people are misguidedly loyal to companies that are entirely undeserving.
Even if a company has a decent product it doesn't give them carte blanche to do as they please. It is really unsettling that these big corporations seem to have an army of supporters to come leaping to their defense at every turn, as if they need it. This doesn't just apply to Valve, incidentally. It's almost like certain people are living vicariously through the success of their favourite company. Many don't seem to be able to see through the stage managed PR and marketing and separate it from a company's actual behaviour, and that is really worrying. This makes discourse really difficult and ultimately hurts consumers when people are misguidedly loyal to companies that are entirely undeserving.