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72% of devs believe Steam has a monopoly on PC games, according to study (www.gamesindustry.biz)
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[–] Tenderizer78@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

"For-profit" refers to a legally binding obligation to shareholders to maximize profit. It does not simply mean "wants money". You can be for-profit without being publicly traded, but since Valve is private we'll never know.