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[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Steam changed that after people complained, rightfully and a lot. Also, them granting a "license" is part of the problem. There's no reason for them to not sell you your own copy of the game other than to benefit shitty game devs.

It honestly never ceases to amaze me how eager some people are to get fucked over by corporations. Why are you even defending this?

[–] pyre@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

everything steam did for consumer protection is less about "people complained" and more about "EU courts don't fuck with that shit".

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Steam store pages were misleading for well over a decade. EU courts didn't give a shit for a long time

[–] pyre@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago

that's irrelevant. they point is change came when scrutiny began.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] potustheplant@feddit.nl 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Shitty business practices that actively fuck over consumers.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] pyre@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 weeks ago

I said I was pro stealing.