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minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoBoth things are currently true, they are a monopoly which is not good, but they are also acting nicely for the most part and not fucking people over despite their position
minus-squarePsychadelligoat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months ago they are a monopoly They are not, they’re just a really good service so people use them more than the others Epic, GOG, Itch, etc. still exist and are widely used
minus-squaremadcaesar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoYea, the same way youtube isn’t a monopoly… Except for all practical purposes it is.
minus-squarePsychadelligoat@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months ago Except for all practical purposes it is. Except it’s not, because you can go to multiple other sources More than YouTube, even, and even YouTube isn’t a full monopoly, though it’s a lot closer than Steam is Monopolies aren’t just "big companies’ you know
Both things are currently true, they are a monopoly which is not good, but they are also acting nicely for the most part and not fucking people over despite their position
They are not, they’re just a really good service so people use them more than the others
Epic, GOG, Itch, etc. still exist and are widely used
Yea, the same way youtube isn’t a monopoly… Except for all practical purposes it is.
Except it’s not, because you can go to multiple other sources
More than YouTube, even, and even YouTube isn’t a full monopoly, though it’s a lot closer than Steam is
Monopolies aren’t just "big companies’ you know