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I think what you’re saying is that they are a natural monopoly, which isn’t nefarious or illegal. But is still a monopoly.

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Steam is not a natural monopoly.

It's pretty close to one. Having all your games in a single digital library along with cloud saves and achievements for those games in a single place is a real benefit that would lead to a monopoly.

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