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Steam is not on stock market, their value is purely estimated and compared with different factors. Unlike google you don't know "what's behind the doors" with steam.
But they do dirty practices to keep their position high, which are posted over and over again. 30% cut, psychological marketing tricks to keep you hooked, insider steam market, "analyzing trends" by data mining your PC, whitewashing and downplaying any fuckups, supporting Russians during the war, cleansing Chinese users, pressuring game developers with Steam's terms and conditions and more. That's as much as I could think of rn. Go ride Gabe's dick and lick off all the black cum from under his triple chin.
You're still dodging what I keep asking you. Answer it or we're done here.
DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE THAT VALVE FORCES PC MAKERS TO PREINSTALL STEAM AND STOP PREINSTALLATION OF OTHER APP STORES? DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF THEM HAVING SECRET BACK ROOM DEALS WHERE THEY DON'T CHARGE SOME PUBLISHERS THE STEAM FEE?
It's a couple of simple questions with simple answers. Yes or no.
And "they do advertising of games on their platform!!!" - that's seriously one of your complaints? Lmao
30% cut is the industry standard. And they use that cut to fund an extremely bandwidth-intensive service, with stuff like voice chat, notes, friend systems, achievements, cloud save, Linux compatibility layers, streaming, etc. It's substantially cheaper than the monthly payments MS/Sony/Nintendo take (on top of taking a cut for games) for lesser service. Where's the anti-competitive behaviour?
Steam's telemetry surveys are opt-in.
Explain "whitewashing", please.
They don't pressure with terms and conditions. Like any service if you want to use steam you agree to their rules. You don't have to use steam. You don't have a god-given right to publish on steam. Many don't publish on steam.
Supporting Russia in Ukraine - explain.
Ethnic cleansing of Chinese??? What?? Are you high?
And again, I'm going to reiterate:
You're still dodging what I keep asking you. Answer it or we're done here.
DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE THAT VALVE FORCES PC MAKERS TO PREINSTALL STEAM AND STOP PREINSTALLATION OF OTHER APP STORES? DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF THEM HAVING SECRET BACK ROOM DEALS WHERE THEY DON'T CHARGE SOME PUBLISHERS THE STEAM FEE?
Also lmao, new user with a post history about loving MS. And you say you're against monopolistic behaviour LOL. Seems like you're just butthurt about MS being outdone on their own platform. Gates and Nadela don't care about you no matter how much you simp for them.
Yes, I have evidence, but I won't tell you. You shit yourself 💩🫵😂
I haven’t heard anyone unironically use that line past the age of 7.