@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 years agoDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.commessage-square469fedilinkarrow-up1825arrow-down187
arrow-up1738arrow-down1external-linkDusk: Unpopular opinion: I'd rather pay Valve 30% and put up with their de facto monopoly than help Epic work towards their own (very obviously desired) monopolytwitter.com@nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square469fedilink
minus-square@rambaroo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish-5•2 years agoThat doesn’t mean anything. Jesus Christ these arguments that valve isn’t a monopoly are just so incredibly weak. They’ve created a fucking cult.
minus-square@criticalimpact@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish7•2 years agoWrong, the US has antritrust laws and you can bet your bottom dollar that epic would have sued them already if they had any ground to do so.
minus-square@woelkchen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoExcept it means everything. The EU, not really friendly towards US companies, declared that Valve is not a gatekeeper of digital markets. That means they don’t have a monopoly on PC gaming.
That doesn’t mean anything. Jesus Christ these arguments that valve isn’t a monopoly are just so incredibly weak. They’ve created a fucking cult.
Wrong, the US has antritrust laws and you can bet your bottom dollar that epic would have sued them already if they had any ground to do so.
Except it means everything. The EU, not really friendly towards US companies, declared that Valve is not a gatekeeper of digital markets. That means they don’t have a monopoly on PC gaming.
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