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"it’s where all my games already are."
My pet theory is this was realized by epic and so the only reason they give games away is to "help" users build a library they won't want to "leave behind" for another store platform. Once they reach the market share they were aiming for I fully expect the practice to stop.
Moreover, just like that guy, Epic thinks that's the only thing that matters, or at least the biggest issue. The idea that gamers might not use them because their service is actually just worse seems to have never crossed their minds in any serious fashion.
That is their exact strategy...