themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoValve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewherewww.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square517linkfedilinkarrow-up1421arrow-down172
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minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down14·2 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-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoThread 768 of wherin a Lemmy user thinks they are very smart, but unlikely read the article.
minus-squarecyanners@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 days agoSteam is not the only storefront on the internet.
minus-squarechiliedogg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·2 days agoYou don’t have to literally be the only business in the industry to have an effective monopoly.
minus-squareSharkticon@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoWow. Like fish in a barrel.
minus-squareBowtiesAreCool@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·2 days agoBut the features! Gaben is one of us! /s
minus-square0tan0d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down4·2 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.
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.
But the features! Gaben is one of us! /s
monopoly enforcement in the US is non-existent to shit like AI, so why should it apply to things we like?