ryujin470@fedia.io to Gaming@beehaw.org · 1 day agoWhy Steam can be considered a monopolistic platform?message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareblackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·23 hours agoMono does mean one, but that’s not the legal definition of a monopoly.
minus-squaremegopie@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agobut, steam does not fit the definition of a monopoly under US law, as that would require them to have “restricted commerce or trade” to achieve their dominant market position.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·23 hours agoI was simplifying it for OP. I’m also not a lawyer.
Mono does mean one, but that’s not the legal definition of a monopoly.
but, steam does not fit the definition of a monopoly under US law, as that would require them to have “restricted commerce or trade” to achieve their dominant market position.
I was simplifying it for OP.
I’m also not a lawyer.