Comment on Steam is basically a PC gaming monopoly, so why isn’t anyone mad?
TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
They’re a private company and thus have resisted many of the enshittification trends that run rampant through the industry.
And also their competitors are absolutely atrocious and are completely tone-deaf to what customers actually want.
makingStuffForFun@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
This is exactly right. As soon as a company becomes public, it’s all over. Profits at X%, every quarter, no matter the cost. It’s the death of a company.
JillyB@beehaw.org 19 hours ago
It doesn’t have to go public to do that. It can get sold to private equity. The original owner can pass the business to their kid who has grown up privileged and huffs their own farts. Going public is a guarantee of enshittification but it isn’t the only way.