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Logical@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

Just curious, what is the evil monopoly shit you’re referring to? Is it simply the fact they are effectively a monopoly in games distribution, and that in and of itself is bad, or are there more specific practices or actions you’re thinking of?

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ast3risk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
People often point to their 30% cut of all transactions and their MFN policies that force devs to price games the same on other stores too.

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entwine@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Both. I’m strongly of the opinion that monopolies should not exist, and if they do it’s the result of illegal and/or unethical activity, and should be fixed immediately. They break the free market and end up hurting everyone in the long run.

In addition to what @Asterisk@lemmy.world said, they also include a forced arbitration clause in their terms of service to prevent class action lawsuits from customers.

Tbh, they’re very low on my personal list of monopolies to hate, so I don’t really have that many arguments ready to go. I’m sure others have made a good case against Steam somewhere on the internet already.

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