we actually paid for something and got the full product
That's generally not online platforms, though. For obvious reasons, those have ongoing operating costs
AwesomeLowlander
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They did. Support was discontinued from the start of 2024. That you've been using it up to now without any problems is literally because they didn't break anything on purpose. As long as none of the software changes it will continue to work.
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/4784-4F2B-1321-800A
MICROSOFT cut off support for windows 7. Is steam supposed to continue support for the entire OS?
Given how much Bloons sells for (something like 1USD?), I can't say I'm not getting my money's worth. The devs do have to get fed somehow.
Republican run state which is the party that likes to court libertarians
Hasn't the last 20 years or so proven their actions very differently from their claims?
Does that make the actual story any less disturbing?
Steam DRM doesn't have quite the same history of maliciousness towards end users that Denuvo does
What makes you think he's an idiot as opposed to lying through his teeth?
- 'It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on not understanding it'
By the same logic however, mods would have no power to actually moderate. Their moderation ability is directly proportional to their potential for abuse. And I think we can all agree we've long passed the point where communities are able to survive without moderation, at least in their current form (which is what OP is discussing).
If you're going to remove 90% of the content on lemmy, is there even a point staying on it?
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Run the installer in Proton, then point the steam shortcut to the installed executable. No tools needed except steam