Goronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoCourt rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuitwww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square201fedilinkarrow-up1633arrow-down115
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minus-squarezipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s a fucking stupid lawsuit in the first place. I can think of at least 5 different pc game storefronts anybody can use
minus-squareRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoCan you provide a real-world example of what constitutes a monopoly in your eyes?
minus-squarepandacoder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·1 year agoLocked down App Store on iOS (EU is trustbusting this one) Locked down PlayStation ecosystem Locked down Xbox ecosystem Locked down Switch ecosystem Regional monopolies by ISPs
minus-squareRose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down14·1 year agoSo they are still not absolute in that the users still get to buy a PC or an Android phone or get satellite connectivity via a global ISP, which boils the issue down to inconvenience/cost/hardship, not the absence of alternatives.
It’s a fucking stupid lawsuit in the first place. I can think of at least 5 different pc game storefronts anybody can use
Can you provide a real-world example of what constitutes a monopoly in your eyes?
Locked down App Store on iOS (EU is trustbusting this one)
Locked down PlayStation ecosystem
Locked down Xbox ecosystem
Locked down Switch ecosystem
Regional monopolies by ISPs
So they are still not absolute in that the users still get to buy a PC or an Android phone or get satellite connectivity via a global ISP, which boils the issue down to inconvenience/cost/hardship, not the absence of alternatives.