The weirdest part is, it’s fine. Steam’s only clear sins are the 30% cut that they copied from consoles, and the real-money charges that must be legislated out of existence. But they have the power to become a problem - and we can’t guard against that if we don’t recognize it.
Having one good option is a single fuckup away from having no good options.
Infrastructure monopolies are the nastiest. This one is so insidious too.
The weirdest part is, it’s fine. Steam’s only clear sins are the 30% cut that they copied from consoles, and the real-money charges that must be legislated out of existence. But they have the power to become a problem - and we can’t guard against that if we don’t recognize it.
Having one good option is a single fuckup away from having no good options.