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pivot_root@lemmy.world 8 months agoEven worse is that they do this while trying to paint themselves as the underdog against the Steam monopoly. It’s not only hypocritical, but also deceitful. A new monopoly is not a solution to an existing monopoly, but a solution to investments paying off.
Killer@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Don’t forget them being hypocritical again for shing google/apple for being monopolistic because they don’t want to have to go through them for payment.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
You guys don’t understand what a monopoly is…
pivot_root@lemmy.world 8 months ago
I do know what it is, and I don’t think Steam is one. They have a considerable market share, but they are by no means the only way to get games on PC, nor do they exercise their dominance in a way that stifles competition.
I’m pretty sure Tim Sweeny knows this as well, but he still calls it a “monopoly” whenever he has the chance. The ironic part is that if you look at the actions they have taken since trying to enter the market, Epic appears to strive to become an actual monopoly.
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 8 months ago
They were sued in the EU for violating anti trust laws, lost and decided not to cooperate.
They’re currently getting sued for forcing devs to not sell their games at a lower price on other platforms.
Their marketshare is more than enough to consider them a monopoly, you don’t need 100% of the market to be one, you just need to be so implanted that you become the default solution. Google doesn’t have 100% of the market, it still is considered a monopoly for search engines