This was already discussed overhere...
http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=168628&page=1#
My take: Gabe is a wise man who is doing and saying what he must in order to keep his business afloat. iOS app store, Android app store and now Windows app store are proprietary platforms and they all sell games, and while they are not in direct competition with Steam yet, they will get there in a few years when hardware gets more powerful. In 5 years when Android, iOS and Windows products are present on desktop, mobile and living room (as consoles), providing cross platform entertainment, Steam, as another proprietary platform, will be in big trouble. Hence Gabe is preparing to make Linux the "Steam" platform, since no one else is rushing to support it.
Otherwise Gabe is totally barking up the wrong tree and factually wrong with this "PC sales down, Steam usage up" argument... Latest stats indicate that almost 15% of steam users are using Windows 8 and over 95% are using Windows, while under 3% are using Mac and less than 1% are using Linux. Windows is driving 95% of the Steam adoption while its also shrinking in sales apparently.
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