I am pleasantly surprised that Steam managed to exceed 5M milestone.

I hope Valve will soon share some updated stats about Steam.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1431974&page=34

Pleasantly surprised?

"I for one welcome our new robot overlords."

Yes. I like Steam and since 1 year ago that number was around 3.6M, I didnt expect them to exceed 5M at this time.

I pleasantly do not care.

Nothing wrong with liking Steam, but... well they're already doing pretty damn well. Cheering them on at this point makes it seem like you want them to have a monopoly or something. :P

So where does it sit when everyone is back to work or school? Not surprised by a spike during the long holiday period.

Either way, that's a whole lotta gaming goin' on.

It would be nice to get some comparison numbers from other digital distribution sites.

In before this thread turns into a flaming ball of hatred and useless debate.

Already late.

I see both sides. I dislike the growing monopoly, but I also say if people love it then it deserves success.