Valve announces Steam for Mac

Parent company Valve has officially announced that starting in May, their popular gaming service Steam will be available for Mac users. In addition, those gamers who own the PC versions of Valve games but want to play on their Macs will be able to re-download games they have purchased onto their Macs for free. Thank you Valve for having a clue about what consumers really want. It's also a smart business move - with computer game sales at roughly $1 trillion, and the Mac market share at about 10% and increasing each year, the installed base has reached a point where it makes sense financially to port titles to the Mac. Valve's move is likely to inspire other developers to follow suit. Apple fanboys must be thrilled with this news, and gamers who have previously hesitated to make the switch from PC to Mac due to gaming limitations may start rethinking their positions and investing in shiny new Apples as more developers jump on board.