▲ 666 ▼ Court rules Gabe Newell must appear in person to testify in Steam anti-trust lawsuit (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by Goronmon@lemmy.world to c/games@lemmy.world 271 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] blazera@kbin.social 79 points 2 years ago (1 child) Taking a high cut is the opposite of anti-competitive, that makes it easier for competitors to offer a better deal permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) ...unless you have a policy that requires other marketplaces to sell at the same price as on Steam, undercutting the ability for "better deals" to exist at all. Which is what the lawsuit is actually arguing is going on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazera@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) a policy that requires other marketplaces to sell at the same price as on Steam or what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Steam has such a policy. Valve may remove any games from Steam which are sold on other marketplaces for less than they are on Steam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) ...unless you have a policy that requires other marketplaces to sell at the same price as on Steam, undercutting the ability for "better deals" to exist at all. Which is what the lawsuit is actually arguing is going on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blazera@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) a policy that requires other marketplaces to sell at the same price as on Steam or what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Steam has such a policy. Valve may remove any games from Steam which are sold on other marketplaces for less than they are on Steam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blazera@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) a policy that requires other marketplaces to sell at the same price as on Steam or what? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Steam has such a policy. Valve may remove any games from Steam which are sold on other marketplaces for less than they are on Steam. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Spedwell@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago Steam has such a policy. Valve may remove any games from Steam which are sold on other marketplaces for less than they are on Steam. permalink fedilink source parent