The comparison is bogus again. Steam is an independant company with real competition ( epic including) and I can drop it on a moment's notice.

How does Epic store become first-party, they get bought by Microsoft? I don't get what you are claiming

First-party status for an app store means being able to install apps on the phone, as opposed to being an app which runs Epic Store games (eg: Bluestacks or Plarium Play).

Let's persecute everyone for the crimes they might commit in the future.

At what point does "nip it in the bud" turn into "you're persecuting me for crimes I haven't committed yet"?

I suspect that where the line is drawn depends on what benefit you feel you get from one side of the line versus the other.

You're right:

Nipping it in the bud was wiped clean off the table the moment Trump won the Republican Party presidential nomination for a second term..

As far as I'm concerned, now, it's a complete free-for-all.

I greatly dislike what Trump has done to this country, to understate it.

But this is the worst/dumbest/most off-topic reply to a comment I have ever read on this site, and maybe the entire internet. I regret having had to read it.