themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoValve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewherewww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square518linkfedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down173
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minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down14·4 days agoThread number 768 wherin Lemmy users pretend not to know what a monopoly is cause they love Steam so much.
minus-squareNewNewAugustEast@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·edit-23 days agoThread 768 of wherin a Lemmy user thinks they are very smart, but unlikely read the article.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·3 days agoBut the features! Gaben is one of us! /s
minus-squarecyanners@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 days agoSteam is not the only storefront on the internet.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·3 days agoYou don’t have to literally be the only business in the industry to have an effective monopoly.
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoWow. Like fish in a barrel.
minus-square0tan0d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·3 days agomonopoly enforcement in the US is non-existent to shit like AI, so why should it apply to things we like?
Thread number 768 wherin Lemmy users pretend not to know what a monopoly is cause they love Steam so much.
Thread 768 of wherin a Lemmy user thinks they are very smart, but unlikely read the article.
But the features! Gaben is one of us! /s
Steam is not the only storefront on the internet.
You don’t have to literally be the only business in the industry to have an effective monopoly.
Wow. Like fish in a barrel.
monopoly enforcement in the US is non-existent to shit like AI, so why should it apply to things we like?