its almost as if you think that by arguing as you do, that you will make what you want to happen, happen.
Heh, the only thing I've argued thus far is that nothing will happen. As in, they are not a monopoly, do not have the control needed to form one, nor the leverage to convince publishers to allow them to become one. On top of that, customers in the US are some of the most litigious people in the damn world and are always shouting "monopoly", yet no one here seems to be pointing their barrel towards Valve. You say they're a monopoly but of what exactly? I can't even begin to see things your way when thus far the only argument I've seen for them being a monopoly is "I know what a monopoly is" and "they are a monopoly" with no reasons suggested. How, economically, are they a monopoly? Does the UK have a different definition of monopoly than the US?