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Message: [QUOTE="Jeanfranc, post: 55979, member: 114163"] I meant Stores, not launchers, the only purpose those have is drm. Steam is no different from any other storefront that doesn't let you play their games without connecting to them or having their software on your computer. Ideally, every store would let you download software to your pc without having it linked to bloatware such as Steam to make it work, actually letting you own the games you purchase; GoG and Itch are good examples of this. A monopoly is always a problem for consumers. With things as they are now, Steam as little to no reason to become a better store; why should a company strive to offer a better service, or maintain its quality, if there are no competitors that threaten its share of the market? It doesn't matter how badly you treat your consumers/userbase when they have no other place to go, just look at Youtube. [/QUOTE]

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