If you have been following Steam you know that they are trying to be the best in gaming and interactive entertainment. As well, if you been following Steam news for any length of time then everyone should know who Jason Holtman is. As well you should know that after 8 years this past Feburary he left Steam. Well it may or maynot come as a surprise that he landed a job at Microsoft. His goal is to help make Windows "a great platform for gaming and interactive entertainment." What will happen will Microsoft become a good platform for games, only time will tell.
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