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Wrong? You have no call to action beyond saying steam is a monopoly? That's the extent of your message?
Correct, acknowledging a fact doesn't require a to-do list. There's not magically The Good Store when you admit: this store has a monopoly. But for some god damn reason everyone seems to think shitting on Epic or talking up GoG will change that Valve has an overwhelming market position!
I am ONLY talking about Steam's market position. Nothing else is required. If you think there must be a yeah-but: the answer is no.
What is so complicated about acknowledging this company dominates its market, in a subthread that begins by noting how crucial its sales will be, for a fuckoff-massive game, from a celebrated studio? The central topic is 'game's not making the numbers they want' and the root comment is 'lotta people waiting on a Steam version' and my reply is 'yeah it's almost like Steam's the one store that actually fucking matters' and this blindingly obvious fact makes people lose their god-damn minds.
What store do you want people to buy from? There must be a point beyond saying steam is a monopoly. Enlighten us.
"Standard Oil is a monopoly? Well where else am I supposed to get my oil from? Checkmate!"