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Valve antitrust lawsuit reportedly reveals lengths Steam owner is willing to go to prevent cheaper prices elsewhere (www.eurogamer.net)
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[โ€“] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I think the point is Steam could be a way worse product than it actually is and would probably make way more money than they currently do if they implemented these decisions. Sure it would really piss everyone off but there isn't really an alternative is there?

[โ€“] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago

Sure it would really piss everyone off but there isn't really an alternative is there?

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