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Epic once again is not advocating to get rid of the cut that Apple takes, that is in their own press release regarding it. They just want to be able to set up stores where companies can use their own payment processing services without being hamstrung and forced to pay 30% just because someones hosts their service on their OS.
You are forced to use iOS. They actively stop you from using the device on any other way than agreeing to their terms.
Apple is forcing you to pay thru apple for in app purchases and taking a 30% cut on that too. In app purchases cost apple nothing.
I know you're joking, but at least /s it or something, news is coming fast and hot and we don't need this kinda stuff muddying the waters.
Their big issue is being forced to use apple for customers to pay for purchases within apps. Which is bullshit
More like Microsoft controlling what software is released on Xbox.
It's just arguing that a platform isn't allowed to be curated.
does it really matter at that point? It's billions against trillions, at that point you get the same quality of lawyers i'd guess
They are way too ubiquitous as computing devices to be locked down the way they are.
Imagine if apps for Windows and MacOS were completely regulated by MS and Apple. It would be a disaster.
Naw. Epic snd Fortnite isn't restricted to the mobile market, therefore Apple/Google doesn't control enough of their customer base. It participates in far broader gaming market that also includes Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony.
As I said, you can jailbreak it and you void those terms and you can use the device as you see fit. Just answering your initial statement there that it's your device and you want to do what you want with it. Some of the older phones support android right now.
Then the day when legislation is introduced for a right to run your own software on any devices you own, the console makers are about as fucked.
No you can't. In fact it might be a grey area in some countries to even use the jailbreak. Unless the bootloader is free, you're always locked. Exploits aren't a replacement for a right.
I thought the issue was the amount they were charging. It's a win-win if they price it based on tiers. That's my 2 cents.
If it's not on them, why do they say it like it's a given? Here's the actual wordings:
Don't make a statement if you can't keep it. It's been almost 2 years since EGS launched and nothing has changed. It's called lying.
Can they?
This is where the reasoning get murky to me, since the only thing different are the console manufacturers locking down development on their platforms from the get go, and requiring licensing to even use the tools needed to build on those platforms.
Is Apple's allowing free development on their platform, then restricting the distribution, legally different? It is obviously them wanting their cake and eating it too; the innovation of unrestricted pc development, but then claiming distribution rights once the work is done.
Sure, but you will void your warranty and probably break a few TOS's along the way.
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Short answer: their ToS are toilet paper and so their warranty terms.
PayPal charges 3% to use it's payment system.
Apple charges 30% to use it's payment system for in app purchases.
30% to unlock things in the app.
It's insane.
This is weird. Epic has a store where they take a cut from people as well. I wonder how Epic would handle things if those devs put up an alternative payment method.
This isn't even accounting for MS, Sony, and Nintendo. This is all weird to me lol.
They take a cut, but not 30 percent. And they alternative payment methods works with the Nintendo, Sony, and MS, not Google Play and the App Store.
Epic is shooting in every direction, I'm waiting for the next chapter with my popcorn.
The next few days will be interesting.
The next few days will be interesting.
The House is currently debating the biggest antitrust measures that would be implemented against Silicon Valley giants like Apple and Google (amongst others) in 20+ years. The cuts they take were directly brought up in the latest hearings.
The timing of this is not coincidental.
The lowering of prices such that Epic doesn't make more based on their changes, only consumers pay less, is not coincidental.
Epic isn't stupid. No company just goes to war with Apple and Google for the lulz.
They have no alternative pay system on consoles, they just go through the standard platform payment system.
Have you read what I wrote ? I said they need to take a cut based on the app revenue and tier it. Paypal cannot charge more because they haven't put billions of dollars and man hours to build an eco system. Now that it created a successful eco system, Apple charging more for other companies to use its userbase make sense. So, the method I proposed seems fair where the smaller developers get taxed less than the big ones.
I thought the problem with the alternative method is that it went directly to Epic bypassing Apples cut?
The very same. The irony of this is unlikely to be lost among Apple or Google's litigation teams, either.
Tim Sweeney with that big short-man energy. This is going to blow up in his face *hard*.
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