😮💨 yes, steam is a monopoly. Each purchase first loses 30% of it to steam! That is a massive cut! Developers and Publishers wouldn’t publish there if they had a choice.
Yes, they have so many great features and help Linux and yadaya… that is them showing their monopolistic power. Having everyone’s main pc library + store + events + now hand held is them extending their grasp throughout the industry. Grow big and wide and heavy, crushing alternatives
Developers already hurt from the 30% fee. And one day, consumers will feel it too. The monopoly will stop giving a f about them, as their is no reason to, and the company y will be hollowed out for billionaire gain
Being a monopoly or not and taking a 30% cut of sales or not are two basically completely unrelated things. Being a monopoly means users don’t have a choice in where to go for their purchases, not that their cut is above some arbitrary percentage.
😮💨 yes, steam is a monopoly. Each purchase first loses 30% of it to steam! That is a massive cut! Developers and Publishers wouldn’t publish there if they had a choice.
Yes, they have so many great features and help Linux and yadaya… that is them showing their monopolistic power. Having everyone’s main pc library + store + events + now hand held is them extending their grasp throughout the industry. Grow big and wide and heavy, crushing alternatives
Developers already hurt from the 30% fee. And one day, consumers will feel it too. The monopoly will stop giving a f about them, as their is no reason to, and the company y will be hollowed out for billionaire gain
Being a monopoly or not and taking a 30% cut of sales or not are two basically completely unrelated things. Being a monopoly means users don’t have a choice in where to go for their purchases, not that their cut is above some arbitrary percentage.
Smells like corporate talking points…