sanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1168arrow-down15cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
arrow-up1163arrow-down1external-linkGabe Newell on Steam monopoly accusations: Gamers have 'enormous choice' about where to buy gameswww.pcgamer.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square104fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.ziptechnology@lemmy.worldtechnology@lemmit.online
minus-squareyeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoNow, yes. 15+ years ago, no. The regulations requiring returns were amazing and necessary — and not just to prevent scams (which were super common).
minus-squaresapetoku@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 hours agoThe first couple of years were dogshit but then again so was a lot of things back then. It was the infancy of contents distribution networks, bandwidth was insanely expensive.
Now, yes. 15+ years ago, no.
The regulations requiring returns were amazing and necessary — and not just to prevent scams (which were super common).
The first couple of years were dogshit but then again so was a lot of things back then. It was the infancy of contents distribution networks, bandwidth was insanely expensive.