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Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store

Perhaps that’s because Steam doesn’t seem to be trying very hard to “lock in” developers to their platform. Devs are free to sell their PC games on Gog or Epic or whatever. Steam is popular because it’s a good platform. This freedom for developers or customers mostly does not exist on mobile or on consoles, except for the EUs efforts here.

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Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
When you’re in a monopolistic position you don’t need to do much for people to decide to sell in your store instead of going for alternatives, who would have thought?

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Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
You could say the same about Google.

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- pycorax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  The same Google that’s been constantly trying to add features that deter 3rd party app stores?
  
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  - Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Such as?
    
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    Kaiserschmarrn@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Google SafetyNet. You have rooted your device and/or are using a custom ROM? Then your device definitely isn’t secure and a lot of apps straight up prevent you from using them.
    
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    tfowinder@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Google Play protect
    
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BigDiction@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Yeah it’s arguable that Steam is a monopoly but somehow billion dollar publishers can’t create a store to sell their own products without fucking it up with annoying bullshit. Pay the 30% to protect you from yourselves.

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- lengau@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Yeah, Steam is pretty much a monopoly. But I haven’t seen what I’d call monopolistic practices from them. It’s just that everyone else appears to fall flat on their faces when trying to make a competing product.
  
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  - TORFdot0@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Valve is a private company owned by someone who is passionate about games and so unlike other companies with investors, they leave short term money on the table to make the best product for gamers. If its ownership model ever changes it will speedrun enshittification for the same reason other storefronts suck
    
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  - CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    It’s weird because steam isn’t even that amazing at what it does and even some of the features I like can be tempremental or downright buggy at times.
    
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    raptore39@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Once I saw the power of Steam on Linux, I knew no other company could touch them.
    
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rikudou@lemmings.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Steam is equally shitty, they just have the advantage of not being publicly traded which means they can create long term strategies and execute them successfully.

Doesn’t mean they’re pro consumer.

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- SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Would not say equally shitty, otherwise they won’t have popular support they do.
  
  You are correct however that they are not pro consumer.
  
  They are just a smarter, wiser business with a sustainable business model that understands the importance of consumer trust.
  
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  - Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    You’ll find people supporting plenty of shitty things. I could point 70m of those people in the US!
    
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    SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    But those are Americans.
    
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