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I don't know why Cory lumped Steam in with the rest. I found Steam to be awesome at the launch of HL2 -- they seemed to have covered all the concerns that I had about a digital game delivery service -- and I don't perceive they have deviated from that mission since.

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It's especially a case of one thing not being like the others since all the examples are qualified by the phrase "the surplus is handed to shareholders". But every other example is a public company, with a vast array of public shareholders. Valve is private and, as far as I know, has >50% ownership from one person.

I feel like the argument as a whole for enshittification would be more interesting if it actually allowed for nuance rather than the rabble-rousing "all platforms are evil!" cry that it's becoming.

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