They don't need to replace Steam, they have 80 million active users from Fortnite alone. Steam has 90 million active users. Were they to compete with Steam pro

They don't need to replace Steam, they have 80 million active users from Fortnite alone. Steam has 90 million active users. Were they to compete with Steam properly they would crush Steam's store feature set. The Epic store is still under-developed compared to Steam by a lot. Regardless of their perceived intent the entire point is that the little guy is being rewarded and the system works even if it appears 'evil'.