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minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 months agoWhy is this getting posted so often?
minus-squareysjet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·2 months agoBecause Epic Games is really hoping to turn people against steam any way they can other than actually improving their service or morals.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoAnd how… is this supposed to help that?
minus-squareHauntedCupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoBy making it seem that Steam is raking in money and uh, money bad?
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThis is so silly. Do people think hosting thousands of games and having thousands of users is cheap?
minus-squareHauntedCupcake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agotbf, it’s likely significantly cheaper than the 30% margin. I still think it’s silly though
minus-squareDaveyborn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMillions* of users, I guarantee it isn’t cheap.
minus-squareTurboHarbinger@feddit.cllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38arrow-down1·2 months agoThis is a “they are hoarding all the profits” “they’re not open to stock exchange” “why I can’t have a piece if this cake, it’s unfair” kind of news. Pure pressure politics.
minus-squareAgrivar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoJust me. Don’t worry, I’ll do great things with it. Trust me, bro.
minus-squareshadowspirit@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 months agoYou sound confident. Like a person I can trust.
minus-squarepyre@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agogives confidence too. like some sort of superhero that has confidence powers. you could name him, uh… let me think…
minus-squareByteOnBikes@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·2 months agoI honestly think it’s a badge of honor. I worked in a company where we had 1000+ engineers on a SAAS platform for three years. And it barely has the same relevance or reach as Steam.
Why is this getting posted so often?
Because Epic Games is really hoping to turn people against steam any way they can other than actually improving their service or morals.
And how… is this supposed to help that?
By making it seem that Steam is raking in money and uh, money bad?
This is so silly. Do people think hosting thousands of games and having thousands of users is cheap?
tbf, it’s likely significantly cheaper than the 30% margin. I still think it’s silly though
Millions* of users, I guarantee it isn’t cheap.
This is a “they are hoarding all the profits” “they’re not open to stock exchange” “why I can’t have a piece if this cake, it’s unfair” kind of news.
Pure pressure politics.
Who should they share it with?
Just me. Don’t worry, I’ll do great things with it. Trust me, bro.
You sound confident. Like a person I can trust.
gives confidence too. like some sort of superhero that has confidence powers. you could name him, uh… let me think…
I honestly think it’s a badge of honor.
I worked in a company where we had 1000+ engineers on a SAAS platform for three years. And it barely has the same relevance or reach as Steam.