▲ 72 ▼ YongYea; Execs Stupidly Claim Steam Has A Monopoly And Get Mocked... (www.youtube.com) submitted 1 year ago by Tattorack@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 74 comments fedilink hide all child comments Link to youtube video. Tracking removed.
[–] regdog@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (3 children) They are a monopoly 100%, just believe me bro. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) If you are interested, I provided a pretty comprehensive list of definitions of a monopoly below, which steam neatly fits into! Or do you want me to believe steam 100% isn't, just believe me bro. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tattorack@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You mean those same "comprehensive" definitions that failed with my argument? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No? I’m going to stick with the actual definitions you ignored, the same ones you stopped responding to while downvoting like my toddler. The best you’ve managed so far is inventing your own definition where a company only counts as a monopoly if it behaves badly and takes “monopolistic actions,” which is a neat little tautology. And you still haven’t shown a single definition that includes any of that. In case you managed to not see, or forget, where i previously brought this up, here's a link so you can refresh yourself: https://lemmy.ca/post/55030092/20023839 Outsized market power, what left out are the actions taken to make such an outsized market power. Monopolies are not a passive that form all by themselves. They are created through expansion acquisition, and aggressive crushing of competition. Disney and Nintendo do these actions. Valve does basically… Nothing. I agree valve hasn't done anything, but that isnt part of any definition of monopoly i've been able to discover, except for someone arguing in bad faith on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) If you are interested, I provided a pretty comprehensive list of definitions of a monopoly below, which steam neatly fits into! Or do you want me to believe steam 100% isn't, just believe me bro. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tattorack@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You mean those same "comprehensive" definitions that failed with my argument? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No? I’m going to stick with the actual definitions you ignored, the same ones you stopped responding to while downvoting like my toddler. The best you’ve managed so far is inventing your own definition where a company only counts as a monopoly if it behaves badly and takes “monopolistic actions,” which is a neat little tautology. And you still haven’t shown a single definition that includes any of that. In case you managed to not see, or forget, where i previously brought this up, here's a link so you can refresh yourself: https://lemmy.ca/post/55030092/20023839 Outsized market power, what left out are the actions taken to make such an outsized market power. Monopolies are not a passive that form all by themselves. They are created through expansion acquisition, and aggressive crushing of competition. Disney and Nintendo do these actions. Valve does basically… Nothing. I agree valve hasn't done anything, but that isnt part of any definition of monopoly i've been able to discover, except for someone arguing in bad faith on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) You mean those same "comprehensive" definitions that failed with my argument? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No? I’m going to stick with the actual definitions you ignored, the same ones you stopped responding to while downvoting like my toddler. The best you’ve managed so far is inventing your own definition where a company only counts as a monopoly if it behaves badly and takes “monopolistic actions,” which is a neat little tautology. And you still haven’t shown a single definition that includes any of that. In case you managed to not see, or forget, where i previously brought this up, here's a link so you can refresh yourself: https://lemmy.ca/post/55030092/20023839 Outsized market power, what left out are the actions taken to make such an outsized market power. Monopolies are not a passive that form all by themselves. They are created through expansion acquisition, and aggressive crushing of competition. Disney and Nintendo do these actions. Valve does basically… Nothing. I agree valve hasn't done anything, but that isnt part of any definition of monopoly i've been able to discover, except for someone arguing in bad faith on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] CanadianCorhen@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) No? I’m going to stick with the actual definitions you ignored, the same ones you stopped responding to while downvoting like my toddler. The best you’ve managed so far is inventing your own definition where a company only counts as a monopoly if it behaves badly and takes “monopolistic actions,” which is a neat little tautology. And you still haven’t shown a single definition that includes any of that. In case you managed to not see, or forget, where i previously brought this up, here's a link so you can refresh yourself: https://lemmy.ca/post/55030092/20023839 Outsized market power, what left out are the actions taken to make such an outsized market power. Monopolies are not a passive that form all by themselves. They are created through expansion acquisition, and aggressive crushing of competition. Disney and Nintendo do these actions. Valve does basically… Nothing. I agree valve hasn't done anything, but that isnt part of any definition of monopoly i've been able to discover, except for someone arguing in bad faith on the internet. permalink fedilink source parent
