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[–] dinckelman@programming.dev 17 points 5 hours ago

A monopoly would imply that you have no choice, which is not only incorrect in a way where you cant have other stores, but also incorrect in a way where other stores dont already exist.

Steam is only a monopoly in a sense, where the competition repeatedly shoots itself in the feet, and then blames anyone but themselves