[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 day ago

Come on America, join this. Stand the fuck up for something. Time to take back control. The dock workers got there's. Tech workers can too.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago

Played Terraria recently and this concept you speak of shined in it. Almost forgot how fun discovering new things as you play the actual game was.

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[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago

Do you have a moment to talk about our Lord and Savior the guillotine?

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 31 points 2 months ago

No, the existing "base line" price will stay as is for the poors. Those with slightly more money however....those will pay more.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 months ago

Opinions aside, that's still not the legal definition of a monopoly.

Monopoly: Exclusive control by one group of the means of producing or selling a commodity or service.

Valve does not have exclusive control of the PC gaming market. The EGS funded lawsuit even says that in the docket. They are only suing on the grounds of the keys issue. I don't disagree with you that when Newell leaves, things COULD change, but you can't base the present on the possible future. At this time, steam is on "top" because the vast majority of users have voted with their wallet and time. Not because they are engaged in sweeping anti-competitive backdoor dealings. You know, like EGS does.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 2 months ago

That's not what a monopoly is.

Epic had all the money in the world and tons of time (and users) to create a viable alternative. They didn't fail because valve squeezed them out, they failed because they refuse to improve their product. In fact, it could be said that Epic wanted to become the monopoly themselves. If they spent half as much effort on their product as they do on lawsuits and exclusivity deals, they would have been a viable competitor. But they didn't. At the end of the day, it sucks to use. Steam does not.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 2 months ago

Fallout was right.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Was this case dismissed? Still ongoing? How is there not more on this? This would be prison for anyone else no question.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 months ago

Look at this smug assholes face. He knows damn well they won't be doing anything of the sort unless it increases their profit margins. And he also knows damn well the government won't do anything to seriously hinder their margins.

Bread and circuses. This is just another show. You want change? Stop using Microsoft. Period.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 months ago

to siphon the funds through thousands of ghost companies and by paying bribes to government officials.

Damn. Imagine if we sentenced billionaires to death for that in America? Wouldn't be any left.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 6 months ago

If a service ever says discord only when I try to login, that service no longer exists. Find an alternative or make do without it.

[-] aphonefriend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 6 months ago

9/11 reference to people who think it was an inside job.

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