--- title: "8 Bunch Quotes By Gabe Newell" description: "8 Bunch quotes by Gabe Newell. Plus more from Gabe Newell and more Bunch sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/gabe-newell-11590_access_in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunc_160192.png" --- > [In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunch-of-things-that-aren-t/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a28/gabe-newell-11590_access_in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunc_160192.png) > [I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-think-windows-8-is-a-catastrophe-for-everyone-in-the-pc-space-i/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e48/gabe-newell-11590_bunch_i-think-windows-8-is-a-catastrophe-for-e_304671.png) > [In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunch-of-things-that-aren-t-2/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/gabe-newell-11590_bunch_in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunc_456512.png) > [It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/it-used-to-be-that-you-needed-a-500-million-a-year-company-in-order/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/gabe-newell-11590_audience_it-used-to-be-that-you-needed-a-500-mill_559420.jpg) > [When I worked at Microsoft, I got to go and visit a bunch of different companies. Probably a hundred different companies a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/when-i-worked-at-microsoft-i-got-to-go-and-visit-a-bunch-of-different/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/150/gabe-newell-11590_bunch_when-i-worked-at-microsoft-i-got-to-go-a_741986.jpg) > [Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/most-people-who-end-up-being-successful-have-good-grades-but-it-s/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc1/gabe-newell-11590_being-successful_most-people-who-end-up-being-successful_2653330.jpg) > [I think margins will be destroyed for a bunch of people. If that's true, then it will be good to have alternatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-think-margins-will-be-destroyed-for-a-bunch-of-people-if-that-s/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/gabe-newell-11590_alternatives_i-think-margins-will-be-destroyed-for-a_2745902.jpg) > [I'm a utility infielder. There's always somebody who is better at a specific task than I am, but I can pitch in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-m-a-utility-infielder-there-s-always-somebody-who-is-better-at-a/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e88/gabe-newell-11590_baseball_i-m-a-utility-infielder-there-s-always-s_3229347.png) ## Other authors on Bunch ## More by Gabe Newell > [One thing that we have learned is that piracy is not a pricing issue. It’s a service issue,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/one-thing-that-we-have-learned-is-that-piracy-is-not-a-pricing-issue/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [I have no direct knowledge of this, but I suspect that Apple will launch a living room product that redefines people's expectations really strongly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-have-no-direct-knowledge-of-this-but-i-suspect-that-apple-will/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [Traditional credentialing really doesn't have a lot of predictive value to if people will be successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/traditional-credentialing-really-doesn-t-have-a-lot-of-predictive/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [We started off with a set of objectives for what we needed to communicate with the company's identity, created several proposals intended to meet…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/we-started-off-with-a-set-of-objectives-for-what-we-needed-to/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist today without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunch-of-things-that-aren-t/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [I consider Apple to be very closed. Let's say you have a book business, and you are charging 5 to 7 percent gross margins;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-consider-apple-to-be-very-closed-let-s-say-you-have-a-book-business/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [I think it's really clear that Sony lost track of what customers and what developers wanted. I'd say, even at this late date, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-think-it-s-really-clear-that-sony-lost-track-of-what-customers-and/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [Greenlight is a bad example of an election process. We came to the conclusion pretty quickly that we could just do away with Greenlight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/greenlight-is-a-bad-example-of-an-election-process-we-came-to-the/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [One of the things that's important about family is the narrative history they create for themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/one-of-the-things-that-s-important-about-family-is-the-narrative/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [I think Windows 8 is a catastrophe for everyone in the PC space. I think we'll lose some of the top-tier PC/OEMs, who will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-think-windows-8-is-a-catastrophe-for-everyone-in-the-pc-space-i/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [The programmers of tomorrow are the wizards of the future,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/the-programmers-of-tomorrow-are-the-wizards-of-the-future/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist today without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/in-order-for-innovation-to-happen-a-bunch-of-things-that-aren-t-2/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [I'd like to thank Sony for their gracious hospitality, and for not repeatedly punching me in the face. If I seem a little nervous,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/i-d-like-to-thank-sony-for-their-gracious-hospitality-and-for-not/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [About half the people at Valve have run their own companies, so they always have the option not just to take a job at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/about-half-the-people-at-valve-have-run-their-own-companies-so-they/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) > [It used to be that you needed a $500-million-a-year company in order to reach a worldwide audience of consumers. Now, all you need is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gabe-newell/it-used-to-be-that-you-needed-a-500-million-a-year-company-in-order/) [Gabe Newell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gabe-newell/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bunch/gabe-newell/#itemlist", "name": "8 Bunch Quotes By Gabe Newell", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In order for innovation to happen, a bunch of things that aren't happening on closed platforms need to occur. Valve wouldn't exist today without the PC, or Epic, or Zynga, or Google. They all wouldn't have existed without the openness of the platform. 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