New law could change how you buy games on Steam
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A new law has been passed in California which prohibits the use of words like "buy" and "purchase" on digital storefronts like Steam.
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The rise of the “acquire” button.

Finally my years of learning to play Tongo pay off!

Full Consortium 😎

Lem Jukes
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Evade!

“Get”

“Install”

Ah, there it is.

Noxious
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prohibit a seller of a digital good from advertising or offering for sale a digital good, as defined, to a purchaser with the terms buy, purchase, or any other term which a reasonable person would understand

I think ‘acquire’ definitely falls in this category

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