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click here. Member since:  Seams like Steam is doing pretty well
for itself. The app stores are doing good as well. Games go on
sale when they get old and the developers still get a cut
instead of a third party store.  You're assuming whatever is
cheapest for you is the best method. If developers don't make
money they won't make games. And if they try to chase the
cheapskates they will never catch them because they will just
pirate games.  The old systems worked the way they did because
that's all they could do, not because they were just really nice
guys. People pirated mp3s because it was easy and free. When
Itunes and others made legal mp3s easy most people were willing
to pay for them. Make games easier to download and play, people
will buy them too. Steam, Itunes, Play store, are all proof.
Steam is doing well for itself but that doesn't mean it is in
the best interest of consumers or developers. For one they take
a larger cut than the retail