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[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 8 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Thread number 768 wherin Lemmy users pretend not to know what a monopoly is cause they love Steam so much.

[–] NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Thread 768 of wherin a Lemmy user thinks they are very smart, but unlikely read the article.

[–] cyanners@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Steam is not the only storefront on the internet.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

You don't have to literally be the only business in the industry to have an effective monopoly.

[–] Sharkticon@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 hours ago

Wow. Like fish in a barrel.

[–] BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

But the features! Gaben is one of us! /s

[–] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago

monopoly enforcement in the US is non-existent to shit like AI, so why should it apply to things we like?