Maybe I'm too corpratist, but why do companies like Epic think they can force Apple and Google to allow Epic Games into their app stores for free? I get it that 30% is outrageous. It is. But Epic seems to want to be in the stores for free, without having to ever pay any fees to be there.
@thelinuxcast I'm not a fan of any of them, they all want the same thing but the typical capitalist response is if you don't like one system then go build your own
Epic have been trying to do that but Apple built a walled garden then actively blocked any competition & enforced their monopoly to the detriment of the users
Google are just using scary words about side-loading but they don't block it yet
Anyone should be able to compete with their own stores regardless of what I think of them
@thelinuxcast Despite Sweeny pretending to be on a high horse, Epic wants to be the monopoly. They see the rewards Steam are reaping after decades of focusing on their customer base and want what they cant have.
What makes this even dumber: Had they actually given a shit about this, they had the finances to start EGS (or at least something comparable to Steam) back in the day. They didnt because they wanted to focus on Unreal to push iD Tech out of the market.
@thelinuxcast 30% cut is actually pretty standard. Whats not standard is that it's not a flat 30% for everyone and Apple and Google both have been caught charging either 0% or even 5% for some paid apps.
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