themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to TechnologyEnglish · 1 day agoValve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewherewww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square405linkfedilinkarrow-up1342arrow-down162
arrow-up1280arrow-down1external-linkValve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewherewww.eurogamer.netthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to TechnologyEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square405linkfedilink
minus-squareit_depends_manlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up63·1 day agoThat is true, definitely a “lesser evil” situation.
minus-squareParlimentOfDoom@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down13·1 day agoAnd in this specific situation, it’s valve doing the evil.
minus-squareParlimentOfDoom@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down4·18 hours agoRaising the price of video games artificially by abusing their market position to force other storefronts to also raise their prices… Like the suit you didn’t read says.
minus-squarebaines@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·15 hours agostop acting like prices going down wasnt a play that long term wouldnt result in fucking consumers, stupid to trust ubi how long has epic games been running on negative profits? walmart was cheaper than local grocery stores once too supporting a false race to the bottom is some silly shit
That is true, definitely a “lesser evil” situation.
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And in this specific situation, it’s valve doing the evil.
How?
Raising the price of video games artificially by abusing their market position to force other storefronts to also raise their prices… Like the suit you didn’t read says.
stop acting like prices going down wasnt a play that long term wouldnt result in fucking consumers, stupid to trust ubi
how long has epic games been running on negative profits?
walmart was cheaper than local grocery stores once too
supporting a false race to the bottom is some silly shit