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[โ€“] madcaesar@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Both things are currently true, they are a monopoly which is not good, but they are also acting nicely for the most part and not fucking people over despite their position

[โ€“] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

they are a monopoly

They are not, they're just a really good service so people use them more than the others

Epic, GOG, Itch, etc. still exist and are widely used

[โ€“] madcaesar@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yea, the same way youtube isn't a monopoly... Except for all practical purposes it is.

[โ€“] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 1 month ago

Except for all practical purposes it is.

Except it's not, because you can go to multiple other sources

More than YouTube, even, and even YouTube isn't a full monopoly, though it's a lot closer than Steam is

Monopolies aren't just "big companies' you know