• Summzashi
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    22 hours ago

    That not a fact at all. That’s not what a monopoly is.

    • dreamkeeper@literature.cafe
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      20 hours ago

      Steam is absolutely a monopoly. It’s as clear as day you just don’t want to admit it.

      Even at its height, Standard Oil never controlled 100% of the market either.

      • Fluke@feddit.uk
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        9 hours ago

        People genuinely choosing a certain option en masse doesn’t mean they have a monopoly, it means the competition are doing a fucking shit job.

        A monopoly is where there isn’t a choice, like water and sewerage companies, for example. This isn’t like that at all, and is therefore not a monopoly.

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        12 hours ago

        The only thing that’s clear here is that you have no idea what you’re talking about

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        15 hours ago

        I’m free to buy my PC games lots of places. Sometimes I go through GOG or itch.io. But I’ve uninstalled the Epic launcher and whatever Ubisoft calls theirs because they’re a worse experience than Steam in every way. It’s not a monopoly just because there’s a clear best option.