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		ido 23 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC gam... I think what you’re saying is that they are a natural monopoly, which isn’t nefarious or illegal. But is still a monopoly.

galagawinkle489 23 days ago [–]

Steam is not a natural monopoly.

ryathal 22 days ago | [–]

It's pretty close to one. Having all your games in a single digital library along with cloud saves and achievements for those games in a single place is a real benefit that would lead to a monopoly.

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