In my comparison, WiiWare is guilty, and Steam is not. If WiiWare kicks me out because they think I'm a jerk, I have no recourse: their store, their console, their rules. If Steam does the same, I'm free to sell a PC game on my own website, or whatever other stores there are.
Perhaps we need a new term beside "monopoly". Obviously it's not a monopoly to consumers. Rather, they are the sole gatekeeper to thousands of businesses. The closest analogy I can see is company towns, or as many others have said, plantations.
Perhaps we need a new term beside "monopoly". Obviously it's not a monopoly to consumers. Rather, they are the sole gatekeeper to thousands of businesses. The closest analogy I can see is company towns, or as many others have said, plantations.