Recently, an article was published: «Valve's Steam is a monopolist in the PC gaming market, according to 72% of industry executives surveyed».
Circana analyst Mat Piscatella drew attention to the publication and expressed his opinion: «In other words, 72% don't know what a monopoly is».
The publishing director of Larian Studios, Michael Douse, also noticed the material — he is unhappy with the claim of a monopoly: «It feels like Steam doesn't provide services».
He noted that Steam's work is not determined by performance metrics set by shareholders (Valve is a private company).
One of the participants in the discussion expressed concern about the future of Steam after the boss of Valve leaves his post. Michael replied: «The world after Gabe is terrible».