Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair
by empath75 on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @09:21AM
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I was about to argue that in a free market, 30% would never be a reasonable price, but then I looked and that's what Steam charges and they have multiple viable competitors on the same platform, so now I don't know.
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From what they posted, 30% is not the main reason of their complaint. I guess it's more about that they now have to face Apple Music, which has such a huge advantage over them, no fee, better OS support, .etc.
Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair
by endorphone on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @09:46AM
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Steam has been hemorrhaging publishers as of late for exactly that reason, and has started offering larger publishers lower rates. That probably still won't be enough.
Re:Spotify to Apple: Time to Play Fair
by pedroaraujo on Wednesday March 13, 2019 @09:29AM
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But hosting full games is a different story than hosting apps. Not to mention that Steam offers more features, such as cloud saves and an entire social network.