Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by amiga_500 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:17PM (#24150931)

This kind of gatekeeping / rentier activity is not good for economic activity. There are two big players.

Amazing coincidence that both charge 30%, isn't it?

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by kmonsen on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:26PM (#24151049)

It's not a coincidence and I have never heard a claim it was. Apple set it at 30% and Google decided not to compete on price. Of course it is legal to set the price of your product based on a competitor.

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by chc on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:49PM (#24151353)

When competitors non-coincidentally decide to set their prices the same arbitrary number, that's called "price fixing" and it is potentially an antitrust issue.

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by amiga_500 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:43PM (#24151835)

Exactly, crazy people are arguing otherwise.

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by amiga_500 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:33PM (#24151153)

I don't think that is a good situation. It's basically an open duopoly.

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by kmonsen on Friday August 14, 2020 @02:28AM (#24154422)

I actually don't disagree with this, I just said it is not some "coincidence". Apple was first, Google decided to follow. Good for consumers? Probably not.

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