Interesting maneuver but what's the motivation for Valve? They have SteamOS as their Linux distribution already. ChromeOS devices aren't known for their gaming prowess among consumers plus one would think that Google will eventually be interested in profiting from their relationship, eating into Valve's revenue. So why?
> Interesting maneuver but what's the motivation for Valve?
Reaching the ChromeOS using market.
> ChromeOS devices aren't known for their gaming prowess among consumers
Selling ChromeOS to gamers isn’t Valve’s interest, selling games to the people on ChromeOS is.
> plus one would think that Google will eventually be interested in profiting from their relationship, eating into Valve's revenue.
Initially, Google profits from Valve’s success by growing the market for ChromeOS, by changing consumer perception about it as a gaming platform. Longer term, maybe it might go the way you suggest, but that's a negotiation for later.