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You’d have to continue doing that as other person elaborates unnecessarily (so this will be my last one).

Valve will never IPO, yes! I don't care why.

Wow.

Your requirements are extremely niche, most gamers don’t care about Linux. Maybe they should have an option of a store that doesn’t charge 30% but is Windows only.

Again, it doesn’t matter if Valve got into a monopoly position fair and square. The moment their monopoly is self perpetuating is the moment we no longer are in a free market where quality and price are main considerations for consumers.

I think Nintendo knows Americans fall for false scarcity. It’s quite easy to buy in Europe.

Plenty of explanation for this in this thread already, why waste this guys time too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Definition_of_anarchism_and_libertarianism

Dang. What now.

No, you can go through my post/comment history and see that those are my long-held beliefs that I support with arguments/facts unlike people I discuss with.

I was doing those dot replies because guy was obviously after the last word and I stopped reading his replies long time ago.

PC gamers are stuck because Steam is a self-perpetuating monopoly. If your entire library is on Steam, and Steam has almost all of the games you’ll just keep on buying there for convenience (and that’s what happens, analysts estimate 90% market share). Alan Wake 2 wasn’t profitable until EGS exclusivity expired because gamers opted to wait rather than buy this gem of a game on a different platform (that gives away games like candy).

Even if you think that Valve are just the best, aren’t you worried that having one good option is being one good option away from having no good options?

So because Battle.net failed to predict market correctly 100% of PC gamers are stuck with Steam until the end of the world. That doesn’t change the fact that Valve lucked into the position they are in and was paid billions for this already.

Valve will never IPO, why would they? They own a money printing machine that doesn’t need any more capital. They will print money until the heat death of the universe if we let it. Moreover, since they’re not a public company they don’t have to share their financials and if they did that people would be likely to sing a different tune.

I’ve never seen a conceivable scenario where anything else can happen unless Valve does something mental on purpose.

Some people here raised they concern that they don’t value Valve input to merit 30% cut and would take lower price if it meant it didn’t have features they don’t use. What’s happening now means there’s no real free market or competition.

You’re still hung up that there’s consensus on anarchism and libertarianism being so generic terms that they’re near synonymous? I mean, if you made some arguments to the contrary then this comment would carry some weight. Other than that, please see comment you responded to again, it’s applicable to you too.

I’m having fun because I don’t need to make up things to compensate for debilitating cognitive dissonance.

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Sealion.

Your opinion on value of your contribution to this discussion seems to be a bit overblown.

You have a whole Wikipedia article that describes this into detail. I’m making an effort, you’re making none. Looks like sealioning to me.

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Monopolies that were broken down this way were private companies. You’re making an argument against something that’s proven to work. You don’t really support it well (or at all).

How do you know Humble gets any discount?