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Has epic games developed anything like Proton? Valve isn't just a store.
That Whataboutism is Not really relevant to the lawsuit.
Just because they made someone useful to expand their control over the games industry, that you happen to like, doesn't mean them abusing their monopoly position isn't still bad.
>Open source, publicly available tool to aid in Linux adoption
>"some[thing] to expand their control over the games industry"
Found the Sweeney fanboy. Just because Timmy-boy can't install kernel-level malware on Linux doesn't mean Gabe Newell is going to use it to conquer the Earth, bud.
Steam also places DRM and states in their EULA that you pay to license the title and not own it. Looks like you're a Steam fanboy. We shouldn't be fanboys of anything but simply notice the good and bad thaf companies do because either way they aren't our friends
Developers place DRM, that's not s requirement of Steam publishing. Also, 99% of digital stores state you're only buying a license. That's a problem with modern society, not Steam.
So Steam is part of the problem. They can simply not have that in their EULA. With that attitude no change will ever happen for the better
They demonized all actions of Valve, for the sake of defending Epic, even to the point of painting something that aids Linux adoption across the board as if it were a secretive, locked-down part of Steam's environment. I pointed out the failure in that. Yeah, totally the same. ๐
Bronzebeard is being objective and certainly not taking the position you're generalizing here
Why are you acting like there aren't steam games with additional drm?
Steam doesn't require DRM to publish on their platform.