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Valve "played capitalism so well they broke it" and now Steam can't be replaced
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this post was submitted on 02 Nov 2026
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True. That is not what makes them a monopoly.
So what makes them a monopoly?
Overwhelming market share.
The thing is the market share is owed not to anti-competitive behavior, it's mostly about almost every other comer having some bullshit agenda that actively makes them put forward a worse option.
GOG being an exception, mostly held back by lack of resources rather than the sorts of things Jim Sweeney want.
I don't disagree in the least.