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2026-06-04 16:55 UTC

Steam meets the definition of a monopoly which is above 50% market share. www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monopoly I see “exclusive” in the definition, I don’t see “50% + 1”. Not to mention being sued as a monopoly in several lawsuits I could sue you for running a monopoly. I won’t be successful because it isn’t true, but I could still bring it to a court. Charges being filled doesn’t mean they are true. That’s why this is a court case and not a judgment.

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@Doomsider@lemmy.world 2026-06-04 17:21

From the FTC "Courts look at the firm’s market share, but typically do not find monopoly power if the firm (or a group of firms acting in concert) has less than 50 percent of the sales of a particular product or service within a certain geographic area. Some courts have required much higher percentages. " Obviously using a dictionary definition isn’t what is used in a legal sense. This is kind of silly to point out honestly. Not only does Steam have the market share it is also engaging in price fixing to maintain their market share. This is classic monopoly behavior. At this point it is not even a question if Steam is a monopoly. The question is will a judge or government do something about it.

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