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[โ€“] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Except for all practical purposes it is.

Except it's not, because you can go to multiple other sources

More than YouTube, even, and even YouTube isn't a full monopoly, though it's a lot closer than Steam is

Monopolies aren't just "big companies' you know

[โ€“] Saryn@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

You're right - monopolies aren't just big companies. But a lack of monopoly is also not simply having access to alternatives. You can have all kinds of alternative services - that notion alone does not disprove the claim that Steam is a monopoly.