Brad Muir joins Valve

Not to be a dick but you mostly just expanded out what he just said, the majority of that is "maintaining Steam" and supporting their F2P online multiplayer games. Now, whether that is something a user wants out of Valve is their opinion.

Nope. "Maintenance" is largely just keeping things running, they're doing a bit more than just maintaining Steam, they're developing Steam.

maintain
meɪnˈteɪn,mənˈteɪn/Submit
verb
1.
cause or enable (a condition or situation) to continue.
"the need to maintain close links between industry and schools"
synonyms: continue, keep, keep going, keep up, keep alive, keep in existence, carry on, preserve, conserve, prolong, perpetuate, sustain, bolster (up), prop up, retain, support, bear
"the need to maintain close links between industry and schools"
2.
provide with necessities for life or existence.

CSGO isn't F2P, either.
 
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