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Gabe Newell

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The Resume

    (November 3, 1962- )
    Born in United States
    Co-Founder of Valve
    Producer of the first three releases of Windows

Why he might be annoying:

    He's enormously obese.
    He's a frequent target of 4chan and his image is usually used as a 'troll picture' to indicate trolling is afoot.
    His fans were frequently disappointed by the fact that he hadn't released a third installment of the 'Half Life' series that he teased but never produced.
    He's an outspoken critic of many things, including his former employer, Microsoft.
    He's a fan of My Little Ponies and called himself a 'Brony'.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His company, Valve, produced the online digital distribution company 'Steam,' which dominated the online digital sales of video games.
    He frequently replied to emails sent to him personally with humor and wit.
    His first concern was always with the customer and he sided with people who pirate material from lazy, greedy companies who make it hard to enjoy the non pirated version of their material.
    He's lost some weight.

Credit: campwankyourself


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 133 Votes: 46.62% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 199 Votes: 50.25% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 428 Votes: 51.17% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 104 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 232 Votes: 46.55% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 111 Votes: 56.76% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 95 Votes: 50.53% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 60.0% Annoying