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We learned just how small Valve really is this year, but also how good it is at raking in the cash: It's making more money per employee than Apple (www.pcgamer.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But that's not anti-consumer at all, if anything that's pro-consumer because they're ensuring that the price they see on Steam is comparable to the price elsewhere, so if you prefer buying from Steam, you don't have to worry that a studio is fleecing you.

Why would a retailer permit a company to use it's marketing and distribution network while actively steering customers away from its storefront? That's not a great business relationship. The alternative would be Valve charging for keys sold outside of Steam, and that seems like an even worse policy.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Price fixing is extremely anti-consumer. They're not ensuring the price is lower on Steam, they're ensuring that it's higher everywhere else. Having a higher price than competing stores doesn't have to steer people away from your own if you offer a better service but Valve isn't willing to do that so they screw the consumer instead.