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Re:Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes 12% of ... by jamp897 on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @11:57AM (#18601178)
They let Valve know in advance I’m sure, it’s a small industry and the polite thing to do with friends.
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Re:Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes 12% of ... by dec0dedab0de on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @12:10PM (#18601324)
Absolutely, especially since they already work together. I don't think there is anything wrong with this, but it made me think, when does it cross the line into collusion or price fixing?
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Re:Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes 12% of ... by josephv on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @05:07PM (#18604028)
Other articles on hn mention correctly that right now in technology monopolies are the norm and anti-trust is dead (maybe a little dramatization there).

The 30% cut from distribution platforms is arbitrary, not based on cost, but rather implicit collusion based on what apple can extract from their flock.

I'd say this Epic launcher is a great exception to this and I hope it sticks.

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Re:Fortnite dev launches Epic Games Store that takes 12% of ... by org3432 on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @12:17PM (#18601390)
When the prices are the same :) But I don't think they told them the prices, just that they were going to announce a store.
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