Is this the "fair competition" praised by recent articles?
If a store with dominant market share taking a 30% cut can bully developers into not passing on savings to customers on competing stores with lower fees, then competition doesn't stand a chance.
If a store with dominant market share taking a 30% cut can bully developers into not passing on savings to customers on competing stores with lower fees, then competition doesn't stand a chance.
Newly revealed court documents from an ongoing antitrust lawsuit claim that Valve once threatened to remove Rainbow Six Siege from Steam after Ubisoft tried selling the game at a lower price on its own storefront, Uplay.
According to the reports, Ubisoft introduced a cheaper of Rainbow Six Siege outside of Steam.
Valve allegedly warned Ubisoft that the game could be removed from Steam if the pricing difference wasn’t addressed. Ubisoft changed course, and the game remained on the platform.
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@SmashJT @TimSweeneyEpic This is going to invite retaliation bullying
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@SmashJT @TimSweeneyEpic MFN clauses are in existence everywhere and completely legal. Just means everyone gets the deal. Steam doesn't have to carry anyone's game if they intend to bilk consumers there while undercutting Steam on their own platform.
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@SmashJT @TimSweeneyEpic lol. The whole argument is that Steam didn't want to sell a game if the developer is actively undercutting them?
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@SmashJT @TimSweeneyEpic Imagine bootlicking Valve for their anti-consumer and anti-competitive practices for free.
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@SmashJT @TimSweeneyEpic This is the statement that supports the allegations in the lawsuit.
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