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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Steam is a prime example. I don't want to pirate, because I like the services they provide.
Make that, but for movies. I suppose that's what Netflix was at some point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

At one point Netflix was better than pirating. It had a catalog of nearly everything in existence and I could impulse watch something without any preparation... while with pirating I had to wait for the download to finish and, occasionally, fish around for a decent copy of what I wanted.

Then they cut off VPN use.... Then their catalog got thinner... Then they raised the price.. And then, the line I hated most of all, they became advertising subsidized for some tiers.

There's a reason I'm happy to tell Bezos to go fuck himself.... and that reason is ads of Amazon prime. (I mean, there are lots of other reasons, too).

[–] CaptPretentious 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing that keeps Stream good is Valve isn't publicly traded.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Also, Gabe Newell gives a fuck. He wants steam to be the best platform - he isn't hyper focused on profits.

Steam still isn't perfect though... it's just the least awful centralized platform.