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I suppose I'm in a minority, but for me, all I want is the games. And those existed, in non physical form, before (or at least alongside) Steam. There were several stores that would simply let you buy the ability to download an installer, install a game and play it. No "portal", no "platform", no - thank the Gods! - integrated chat or friends lists. I could chat with people (who were not even on Steam!) very well on ICQ or whatever, thank you very much. I don't want anybody to know what I'm currently playing, or how many hours I've played it.

I'm trying to imagine apt-get with an embedded, proprietary chat client and full name registration system - popcon mandatory. I wonder how many would see it as an improvement.