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Fallout 3: GOTY Edition is free to keep for the next 24 hours on the Epic Games Store (store.epicgames.com)
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[–] ono@lemmy.ca 14 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I don’t think getting freebies from them counts as supporting them

I do. Some examples off the top of my head:

  • giving them access to your stored data, by letting their code execute on your computer
  • giving them access to your behavioral data (a form of biometrics), through the same
  • giving them access to your system fingerprints, through both code execution and account creation
  • giving them legal influence over you, by agreeing to their terms
  • giving some of their legal arguments greater weight, by increasing their market share
  • giving them greater sway with publishers, such as when seeking exclusivity deals, by bolstering their user count
  • giving them greater value to investors, by the same

There are probably other ways in which it supports them. Those are just the first ones to come to mind.

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works -1 points 10 months ago

Ok, but they give free games so it's cool. They'll surely make a lot of money off of my "never pays us" behavioural data