Confidence from the person who couldn’t even remember the proper ratio in which devs get paid. I’m impressed. I’m usually much more reserved when I’ve made such a ridiculous mistake in a debate.
So, in your scenario, developers should be allowed to open their game store, sell a steam key, at a discount lower than Steam to drive business? Of course that’s not allowed and nowhere near antitrust. Try harder.
I said I know, intimately, that a lot of developers like Steam and are happy with them. The fact that your reading comprehension got I know Steam intimately, is indicative of poor language on my part. For that, I apologize.
Of course, the Microsoft suit was significantly more complex. You trivialized it first. So, sorry I did too.
Okay, I won’t tell you how the DoJ operates. Weird because there’s a lot to it, that can’t be simplified the way you have tried, dismissively. But that’s what you’ve been doing this whole time. Go figure.
No, I don’t get to decide what antitrust is. Neither do you. Some judge will. Your article is hilarious. What prevents a software developer from putting out the game themselves? Just letting people buy it directly from the developer. Why is that not possible? Oh, right. Market share. I don’t want to lose out on all those people right? What if I have an exclusivity period? Sell the game myself for a year and then publish to Steam. Does Steam prevent that? Those are the type of questions that get asked in court. But you can’t think that outside the box, apparently.
Appeal to authority, fair. I got someone else for it, and I’ll take my lumps for it. I would never PM you their information and that is incredibly insulting to the profession for you to even ask. Lawyers do not say things like this with their name attached to it. The only reason he was even okay with it, was this is anonymous. He would never converse with a stranger about a topic that is highly related to his job and possible cases. Weird you don’t know that quirk about lawyers.
Fair enough, the natural monopoly was a misreading on my part. Apologies, as it’s late.
Wait, so I’m right or wrong about antitrust? I’m confused.
Oh, lovely. Another article, this time from Eurogamer. I love reading other peoples opinion. I don’t read cases, or laws, so I can’t make up my own mind. Do you realize the whole fucking point yet? THEY’RE SELLING STEAM KEYS YOU DOLT! Ya know, the things that work through Steam? That’s where price parity comes in. You can’t sell a Steam offering at a lower price than Steam. If it was only for their UPlay store, or whatever the fuck it’s called now, that’s fine. But that’s not what happened. They sold Steam keys at a lower price. That’s not competitive, that’s deliberately undercutting a high value competitor to try to gain a market share, while utilizing the resources of your competitor. But, wait, that’s starting to sound a little like antitrust.
Are you a paralegal? Cause you sound like one. You say I have wasted your time. But fool that you are, you can’t see that you chose your time to be “wasted”. I’ve enjoyed our conversation. I love a good debate and I like how we went back and forth. Folks don’t usually commit, but you, I like you.
Saying
you think…you are smarter than lawyers practicing in the field
is patronizing. For the record, the lawyers I know and have worked with, I do not think I’m smarter than them when it comes to law. You call me a bootlicker, but you’re the one ready to defend a lawsuit that will ultimately go nowhere from a company that just dealt with their workers going on strike. How’s that outsole taste?
Confidence from the person who couldn’t even remember the proper ratio in which devs get paid. I’m impressed. I’m usually much more reserved when I’ve made such a ridiculous mistake in a debate.
So, in your scenario, developers should be allowed to open their game store, sell a steam key, at a discount lower than Steam to drive business? Of course that’s not allowed and nowhere near antitrust. Try harder.
I said I know, intimately, that a lot of developers like Steam and are happy with them. The fact that your reading comprehension got I know Steam intimately, is indicative of poor language on my part. For that, I apologize.
Of course, the Microsoft suit was significantly more complex. You trivialized it first. So, sorry I did too.
Okay, I won’t tell you how the DoJ operates. Weird because there’s a lot to it, that can’t be simplified the way you have tried, dismissively. But that’s what you’ve been doing this whole time. Go figure.
No, I don’t get to decide what antitrust is. Neither do you. Some judge will. Your article is hilarious. What prevents a software developer from putting out the game themselves? Just letting people buy it directly from the developer. Why is that not possible? Oh, right. Market share. I don’t want to lose out on all those people right? What if I have an exclusivity period? Sell the game myself for a year and then publish to Steam. Does Steam prevent that? Those are the type of questions that get asked in court. But you can’t think that outside the box, apparently.
Appeal to authority, fair. I got someone else for it, and I’ll take my lumps for it. I would never PM you their information and that is incredibly insulting to the profession for you to even ask. Lawyers do not say things like this with their name attached to it. The only reason he was even okay with it, was this is anonymous. He would never converse with a stranger about a topic that is highly related to his job and possible cases. Weird you don’t know that quirk about lawyers.
Fair enough, the natural monopoly was a misreading on my part. Apologies, as it’s late.
Wait, so I’m right or wrong about antitrust? I’m confused.
Oh, lovely. Another article, this time from Eurogamer. I love reading other peoples opinion. I don’t read cases, or laws, so I can’t make up my own mind. Do you realize the whole fucking point yet? THEY’RE SELLING STEAM KEYS YOU DOLT! Ya know, the things that work through Steam? That’s where price parity comes in. You can’t sell a Steam offering at a lower price than Steam. If it was only for their UPlay store, or whatever the fuck it’s called now, that’s fine. But that’s not what happened. They sold Steam keys at a lower price. That’s not competitive, that’s deliberately undercutting a high value competitor to try to gain a market share, while utilizing the resources of your competitor. But, wait, that’s starting to sound a little like antitrust.
Are you a paralegal? Cause you sound like one. You say I have wasted your time. But fool that you are, you can’t see that you chose your time to be “wasted”. I’ve enjoyed our conversation. I love a good debate and I like how we went back and forth. Folks don’t usually commit, but you, I like you.
Saying
is patronizing. For the record, the lawyers I know and have worked with, I do not think I’m smarter than them when it comes to law. You call me a bootlicker, but you’re the one ready to defend a lawsuit that will ultimately go nowhere from a company that just dealt with their workers going on strike. How’s that outsole taste?