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It's not a monopoly, there is no broader definition that would make it so. People just generally prefer using that platform.
by slothtrop 3y ago
It's not a monopoly, there is no broader definition that would make it so. People just generally prefer using that platform.
- cardanome 3y agoIf I as a game dev have to list my games on steam due to their overwhelming market dominance, they have a monopoly. Whether people like to use a platform or not is not even relevant for the question of monopolies. I use the term monopolistic to describe companies that have such a overwhelming market dominance that free market effects barely apply anymore. That is not the legal definition but a more useful definition that is popular in more progressive circles as it can be used to actually describe actual real world companies in the 21st century.
- slothtrop 3y ago> If I as a game dev have to list my games on steam due to their overwhelming market dominance, they have a monopoly. You don't have to, and no.