nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoWe learned just how small Valve really is this year, but also how good it is at raking in the cash: It's making more money per employee than Applewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up1514
arrow-up1514external-linkWe learned just how small Valve really is this year, but also how good it is at raking in the cash: It's making more money per employee than Applewww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square239fedilink
minus-squaregnygnygny@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoAnd the share of Valve in the computer video game market is around 75% and even more than 80% in Europe. This company is clearly in a monopoly situation that prevents any competition. This situation is clearly undesirable.
minus-squareTattorack@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·9 months agoThey’re not preventing competition. Valve did not go out of its way to kill Epic, Epic just sucks. They’re not doing anything to kill GOG either. There’s a difference between a monopoly, and people just choosing one thing over another.
minus-squarePanArab@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoThere’s Xbox, but when that’s the alternative it is clear why Steam still dominates
minus-squaregnygnygny@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThe problem does not come from other plateforms but from the abuse of dominant position.
minus-squareagelord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoIn what way did Valve abuse their monopoly position?
minus-squarePanArab@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agohaving a monopoly isn’t illegal but abusing it is
And the share of Valve in the computer video game market is around 75% and even more than 80% in Europe. This company is clearly in a monopoly situation that prevents any competition. This situation is clearly undesirable.
They’re not preventing competition. Valve did not go out of its way to kill Epic, Epic just sucks. They’re not doing anything to kill GOG either.
There’s a difference between a monopoly, and people just choosing one thing over another.
There’s Xbox, but when that’s the alternative it is clear why Steam still dominates
The problem does not come from other plateforms but from the abuse of dominant position.
In what way did Valve abuse their monopoly position?
having a monopoly isn’t illegal but abusing it is