Is there literally any evidence that the US government managed to extract useful information from no-log vpn providers in the US?

What are you on about? You can just turn off auto updates or revert back to previous versions.

This has been well known for years. Just because it’s news to you doesn’t mean it’s a conspiracy.

The music industry adapted for the most part.

Did it, though?

https://cdn.statcdn.com/Infographic/images/normal/17244.jpeg

The barrier to entry is a huge concern on whether something should be considered a monopoly or not. Extracting and refining oil is nowhere near the same as selling your videogame online. Today the barrier of entry for digital distribution incredibly low.

75% is not “basically a monopoly”, especially not when there are so many other ways to buy and sell games. Plenty of games have been incredibly successful without ever being on Steam.

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