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Steam being the most ethical and practical choice is not a monopoly.
These devs aren't lining up to release their games on the Epic store or itch.io, they want their games on the marketplace where most of the users shop, and the users aren't locked into steam either, they just prefer it.
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
They do...
And while it doesn't need fixed while Gabe is alive, he ain't gonna live forever.
And Gabe will do a better job of breaking it up in good faith than anyone who comes after, so it should be addressed before it needs to be done.