Both things are currently true, they are a monopoly which is not good, but they are also acting nicely for the most part and not fucking people over despite their position

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

they are a monopoly

They are not, they're just a really good service so people use them more than the others

Epic, GOG, Itch, etc. still exist and are widely used

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Yea, the same way youtube isn't a monopoly... Except for all practical purposes it is.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Except for all practical purposes it is.

Except it's not, because you can go to multiple other sources

More than YouTube, even, and even YouTube isn't a full monopoly, though it's a lot closer than Steam is

Monopolies aren't just "big companies' you know

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

You're right - monopolies aren't just big companies. But a lack of monopoly is also not simply having access to alternatives. You can have all kinds of alternative services - that notion alone does not disprove the claim that Steam is a monopoly.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 hours ago

A company does not need total market share to be a monopoly even in legal terms