Comment on Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit

• Spedwell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This… misses the point? Of course the can not sell on Steam. That’s always an option.

  The antitrust aspect of all of this is that Steam is the de-facto marketplace, consumers are stubborn and habitual and aren’t as likely purchase games less-known platforms, and that a publisher opting not to sell on Steam might have a negative influence on the games success.

  If that consumer inertia gives Steam an undue advantage that wouldn’t be present in a properly competitive market, then it there is an antitrust case to be made, full stop. The court will decide if the advantage is significant enough to warrant any action.

  But I really don’t like seeing Wolfire—which is a great pro-consumer and pro-open-source studio—having their reputation tarnished just because Lemmyites have a knee-jerk reaction to bend over and take it from Valve just because Steam is a good platform.

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  • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Can I create a shitty service that only me and my brother use, and then sue Steam cause they have more players? It’s a dumb lawsuit, plain and simple

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    • Spedwell@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As I said, no need for us to argue further. The lawsuit has grounds, even if you don’t understand why. Read articles and legal briefs on the matter if you would like to learn more.

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      • Maalus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No, it doesn’t.

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• spark947@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Steam runs weekly deals and daily sales all the time. I doubt they have to check with gog.

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