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[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

without them you would probably still own the games you paid for

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 hour ago

Steam is pretty much the only thing that stopped the Microsoft Store.

If that had happened, you probably couldn't even run games anymore on windows unless they were installed through the Microsoft store. Mods would be dead, and we would be in the same, but worse situation.

Hell, maybe you couldn't even buy games, but had to buy "game subscriptions" like game pass on xbox

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

Yea, right. It would've been another platform to capitalize on the internet becoming more available and digital distribution becoming viable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

You don't need any third party proprietary launcher to run software

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Don't be naïve. As long as greed is enabled in our society this or worse would've always been the outcome. Or do you think other companies would've slept on the opportunity?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 19 minutes ago

Are you using lemmy through a third party proprietary launcher?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

"Daddy Gaben can do the bad thing because he was first to do it, heehee"

The fact is we need new regulations and laws but the government will never act if bootlickers like you are the majority.

Stop defending billionaires that are actively robbing you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Nice strawmen you got there. Where the fuck did you see me defend a billionaire?!

I am just being realistic here. Our current society enables greed and greed would've always led to this situation or worse. We need to change the system fundamentally to change that.