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because steam deck is more like "PC" than a console I know, I know everything can be a "PC" if you look close enough but hear me people can create their own e
by tonyhart7 11mo ago
because steam deck is more like "PC" than a console
I know, I know everything can be a "PC" if you look close enough but hear me
people can create their own ecosystem of walled garden whenever they want
- ndriscoll 11mo agoAntitrust law exists exactly to prevent companies from making their own ecosystem/walled garden that competitors cannot sell into. Product tying (forcing you to buy product B in order to buy product A) falls under that umbrella. Game console are not magical in this regard.
- tonyhart7 11mo agoYeah, thats my point game console has been doing it for 20+ years and they are fine, apple has doing it for 10+ years and they are fine Google wants doing it???? they are fine to do that. if you have problem then you are hypocrite
- ndriscoll 11mo agoLots of us have a problem with all of those things, and would like the government to enforce the law. I've never bought an Apple product, and the last game console I owned was a PS2 when I was a child.
- tonyhart7 11mo agodamn building close source software is illegal now?????
- ndriscoll 11mo agoI don't see how that's related (e.g. Android is FOSS but can use attestation for monopolization), but I do think we ought to make the law require products that contain software come with source as a consumer protection measure.