Comment on Why doesn't Steam support Android?
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 month agoIt’s a pain to get other app stores to get uptake on Android
Sure, but Steam can leverage their already-massive 132M userbase, just like Epic has (only much bigger). Put an announcement on the Steam store and client pages. Show a pop-up when someone opens the website from an Android device, etc.
jarfil@beehaw.org 1 month ago
They can do whatever, it’s their store.
Keep in mind that Epic Games v. Google has made Google add features to allow alternative app stores on Android… which automatically removes the monopoly argument and lets Google ban anyone they want from the Google Play store.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 month ago
No. They can’t.
No it didn’t.
jarfil@beehaw.org 1 month ago
Read the case, the whole thing started because Google banned Epic from the Play store, and the only reason for it to become a case, was the monopolistic position. That’s gone now, they’re free to refuse service to whoever they want, whenever they want, for no reason at all… and if you don’t agree, go sue them, they’ll show you the precedent followed by the door.
Ulrich@feddit.org 1 month ago
I’m very familiar with the case.
The reason it became a case is because Epic violated the ToS (intentionally).