Mwa@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 天前Steam competitors be like. [Extended?]thelemmy.clubimagemessage-square250linkfedilinkarrow-up1975arrow-down138file-textcross-posted to: indiegamedev@lemmy.world
arrow-up1937arrow-down1imageSteam competitors be like. [Extended?]thelemmy.clubMwa@thelemmy.club to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 天前message-square250linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: indiegamedev@lemmy.world
minus-squareSquirrelanna@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·3 天前Steam is also free unless I’m missing something?
minus-squarethethunderwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 天前They mean free as in freedom / free speech (libre), not free as in free beer / free robux (gratis) Linux is libre, Steam is not libre, both are gratis
minus-squareamos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 天前Steam is gratis to create an account, it is not free. All game purchases have a 30% tax, and you don’t own the games you purchased.
minus-squareNewsteinleo@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 天前It’s more accurate to call it a commission for marketing, advertising, and distribution services. Steam isn’t doing nother, they are providing a service to their customers.
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Steam is also free unless I’m missing something?
They mean free as in freedom / free speech (libre), not free as in free beer / free robux (gratis)
Linux is libre, Steam is not libre, both are gratis
Oh okay, thanks for clarifying.
Steam is gratis to create an account, it is not free. All game purchases have a 30% tax, and you don’t own the games you purchased.
Not tax, it’s Steam’s cut.
It’s more accurate to call it a commission for marketing, advertising, and distribution services. Steam isn’t doing nother, they are providing a service to their customers.
Thanks for clarifying