• Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Steam really hasn’t done anything different in a long time, not anything massive. They still have their business model, which they obviously love.

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      Part of the winning strategy.

      See: Microsoft.

      Imagine having a market almost entirely captured only to shill AI products that no one cares about and including them into your OS. Imagine selling operating systems and still including advertisements in them.

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        On the other hand, look at Nokia. It is possible to lose a overwhelming market dominance rapidly by missing a trend.

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        And not being content with ads only on the start menu, but also pushing them on windows explorer. Oh, and killing notepad for an “ai enhanced” new version