Valve would simply refer the judge to their rather-successful competitors, including:
- Epic Game Store
- Origin
- Blizzard Store
- Microsoft Store
- GoG
- Itch.io
- Ubisoft Store
- Bethesda Store
And to further their point, Valve would show how many games on Steam are found on other stores, and Valve doesn't prevent other companies from listing games on other stores.
Valve does not have a monopoly; not by a long shot.
Not even a monopoly question (the ruling says it can't call Apple a monopoly).
However Steam is not a walled garden. Feel like they charge too much? Go to itch.io or make your own website with Paypal button. It is your machine, your OS.
Not only that, but Valve is bizarrely happy with developers selling games on their own website, or even competitor platforms, and then providing Steam keys for free. As a consumer it is amazing.
Valve only did this so that it could effectively bundle its software with retail CD copies of games, back when they existed.
When you dive into Steam, you'll see that it hasn't really changed in a decade. Valve are basically sitting back happy with the $billions pouring in each year owing to their 'first mover'/monopoly position.
Valve would simply refer the judge to their rather-successful competitors, including:
- Epic Game Store
- Origin
- Blizzard Store
- Microsoft Store
- GoG
- Itch.io
- Ubisoft Store
- Bethesda Store
And to further their point, Valve would show how many games on Steam are found on other stores, and Valve doesn't prevent other companies from listing games on other stores.
Valve does not have a monopoly; not by a long shot.