themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comexternal-linkmessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up1339arrow-down120
arrow-up1319arrow-down1external-linkEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"finance.yahoo.comthemachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square175linkfedilink
minus-squareToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·8 hours agoI don’t think blaming Steam for society’s ills is a valid response.
minus-squareBronzebeard@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoThat’s not what we’re doing. Not giving steam a pass for doing the same bad shit that you hate other companies for doing isn’t putting society’s ills into steam. It’s just not being hypocritical.
minus-squareToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 hours agoNobody said steam was better because of their EULA, so calling Steam out for something every developer on the planet does is what’s hypocritical.
I don’t think blaming Steam for society’s ills is a valid response.
That’s not what we’re doing. Not giving steam a pass for doing the same bad shit that you hate other companies for doing isn’t putting society’s ills into steam. It’s just not being hypocritical.
Nobody said steam was better because of their EULA, so calling Steam out for something every developer on the planet does is what’s hypocritical.