Steam to start hosting non-game software

First: movies . Now, Valve has announced that it wants to be your supplier for non-game programs. Beginning September 5th, you'll be able to grab a variety of software ranging "from creativity to productivity" that "take advantage of popular Steamworks features, such as easy installation, automatic updating, and the ability to save your work to your personal Steam Cloud space so your files may travel with you."

"The 40 million gamers frequenting Steam are interested in more than playing games," Vavle's Mark Richardson said. "They have told us they would like to have more of their software on Steam, so this expansion is in response to those customer requests."

As far as I know, the non-game software market lacks any sort of Steam-like unified distribution platform as of now, so this is a potentially huge development. What kinds of applications would you like to see added?

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Len Hafer is a freelancer and lifelong PC gamer with a specialty in strategy, RPGs, horror, and survival games. A chance encounter with Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness changed her life forever. Today, her favorites include the grand strategy games from Paradox Interactive like Crusader Kings and Europa Universalis, and thought-provoking, story-rich RPGs like Persona 5 and Disco Elysium. She also loves history, hiking in the mountains of Colorado, and heavy metal music.