Ultimately what we need is freer hardware and freer fundamental software (OS, browsers, etc) that does not have controlling interests from these entities no one elected.
Ultimately what we need is freer hardware and freer fundamental software (OS, browsers, etc) that does not have controlling interests from these entities no one elected.
Are they a monopoly? I am not sure if it meets the current definition of one in practice, since seemingly no antitrust action is taken on by the government these days. But in my mind Steam is a monopoly for digital game distribution on PC. You could argue that consoles constitute a similar monopoly within each console's platform, I suppose. And you could argue that not all games are sold via digital distribution. But I think we need a new modern anti-trust law that doesn't rely on a very high bar like a "monopoly" but some other less stringent definition.