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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by thedz on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:28PM (#24190892)
> Epic, btw, has the exact same kind of agreement with Sony, Microsoft, and Google, for access to their gaming platforms. All three of those companies are extracting the same 30% fee that Apple is.

You don't have to agree to Epic's terms to access the platforms from Sony, MS and Google. You do, however, have to agree to Apple's terms to access their Platform.

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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by Bud on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:35PM (#24190983)
Nitpicking, and I'm not even sure that's correct. Regardless, it's not relevant. What Epic is griping about here is the 30% fee, but they're not acting or speaking in good faith about that. They're pretending that fee is somehow onerous, but they pay that exact same fee to every other platform, too.
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by m-p-3 on Monday August 17, 2020 @04:33PM (#24191702)
The Epic Games Store takes a 12% commission on all games sales though.

https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/tim-sweeney-epic-games-...

And I'm sure they're not happy about the fees on other platforms, but they can't fight everyone at once.

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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by sushid on Monday August 17, 2020 @05:22PM (#24192306)
They can believe that many actors are injust but can be simply choosing their battles. And phones > consoles in terms of impact. They're also less arbitrary about which purchases take a 30% cut or not compared to phones.
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by pwinnski on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:43PM (#24191095)
Epic had to agree to Sony's, Microsoft's, and Google's terms, however, which seems more relevant.
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