• @kaffiene
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    011 months ago

    And valve have admitted they’re making more profit than anyone else in the space. I’m not saying they shouldn’t be allowed a profit, I’m saying there’s an argument that they (and Apple via the Apple store) are taking too much from the work of others

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      11 months ago

      And that argument is idiotic, as proven by the fact that even bribing people to their shitty Epig Store, Epic can’t compete with the value Steam provides.

      Differently from Apple, Steam hasn’t put any barriers in place to stop competitors nor have they forced exclusivity on publishers for their platform.

      • @kaffiene
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        011 months ago

        Irrelevant. Being good and popular doesn’t make them not a monopoly

        • @Gabu
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          111 months ago

          Yay, I’ve found another illiterate person!

          hasn’t put any barriers in place to stop competitors nor have they forced exclusivity on publishers for their platform.

          • @kaffiene
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            011 months ago

            “possession or control of the supply of or trade in a commodity or service.”