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Sure, kind of. So Steam and Etsy themselves trend toward some amount of centralization, but in the case of Stream for example you have Playstation, Microsoft's
by ericmay 5y ago
Sure, kind of.
So Steam and Etsy themselves trend toward some amount of centralization, but in the case of Stream for example you have Playstation, Microsoft's platform, Stadia (soon to be cancelled I'm sure), Switch, Epic game store, iOS, and others. They aren't all exactly 1-1 comparable but I think that's ok. Frankly, you can get games from a lot of sources. You might say you can't get an indy title from one of these sources that you can on Steam, but you can't buy Halo on Playstation either - that doesn't make things centralized. It's a very competitive market.
In the case of Etsy I think you're a little more right, but there's no reason that has to continue to be that way.
- ghaff 5y agoPeople clearly differ. Steam and Etsy are actually two companies that, if I were unable to use them starting tomorrow, that would basically have zero impact on my life. Whereas, although I do order from a variety of online retailers, going cold turkey on Amazon would be a fairly significant inconvenience for me--although some seem not to use them much.
- ericmay 5y agoRight but you wouldn't be able to make the claim that the market is centralized based on these factors.
- Peaches4Rent 5y agoYou'd just create a new account for Amazon. But what about your gmail? You'll lose all access to your email