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Re:The Android Developers Union by shaggyfrog on Saturday March 05, 2011 @06:26PM (#2292807)
Developers are charged for disc production. Not to mention the huge fees to get titles passed Sony/Nintendo/MS/etc QA. (TCR/TRC checklists, anyone?) Don't kid yourself... developers get squeezed dry on consoles.

Apple/Google don't use physical media, like Steam, sure... but that single similarity is not sufficient to prove Steam is a "better comparison". So, again, Apple/Google are much more like console manufacturers than Steam, and their deal is comparatively better than PS/Xbox/Wii developers get.

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Re:The Android Developers Union by lwhi on Sunday March 06, 2011 @10:23AM (#2294286)
I don't think we're going to be able to agree - but I think you're comparing Apples with Oranges.

Steam sell IP through digital channels .. Apple/Google sell IP digitally. Console manufacturers (historically) sell IP on physical media. Both involve markedly different business models - a comparison is ridiculous.

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Re:The Android Developers Union by shaggyfrog on Sunday March 06, 2011 @02:44PM (#2294829)
Steam sells software for PCs. Apple/Google sell software for console-like devices. Console manufacturers sell software for console-like devices. Both involve markedly different business models - a comparison is ridiculous.
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