Everything except making a store people wanted to use? Ethan Evans, who was previously Vice President of Prime Gaming at Amazon, has a short retrospective of trying to take on Steam.

  • mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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    3 days ago

    … and then they’ll recoil in horror when you mention that’s what a monopoly is.

    Monopolies can be positive and functional. They’re still monopolies. Streaming was better was Netflix was the only choice, and had everything, for a reasonable price. Competition’s supposed to be what drives those qualities. Exclusivity breaks that. Exclusivity splinters the market into desperate fiefdoms.

    But there’s still a word for when only one store matters.