Mk23simp comments on 72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study

[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago (6 children)

Whether something is a monopoly or not is independent of anti-competitive practices. It's about market power.

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[–] Oppopity@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If there's a genuinely good product that's popular because it's good. There's no need to step in and give shittier products more share in the market.

The point in breaking up monopolies is to be more fair for consumers. If you want to say they're technically a monopoly because they have a large share of the market then fine. But I don't see that as a bad thing until it starts abusing its power.

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[–] Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I agree that Steam is pretty good as it is, and there are certainly more pressing concerns. However, in an ideal world, what Steam does should probably be handled by the public sector because it's a natural monopoly. People like only having to go to one place to find their games, but that place doesn't have to be controlled by a for-profit corporation.

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[–] Oppopity@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Videos games aren't like food or housing. If you want to buy a game you can look up all the different sites selling it and buy from which ever one you think is best.

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