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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by nodamage on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @04:44AM (#24208421)
Ah, so you're saying the key difference is that Apple has allowed the sale of third party content in their product. Do you agree then, that:

1. If Apple didn't allow the sale of third party content, they would be in the same position as Epic and therefore there would be no problem?

2. If Epic allowed the sale of third party content, they should not be allowed to control what type of content is sold, nor should they be allowed to collect a percentage of each sale?

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by lukeramsden on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @08:41AM (#24209781)
> 2. If Epic allowed the sale of third party content, they should not be allowed to control what type of content is sold, nor should they be allowed to collect a percentage of each sale?

I don't think anyone has a problem with platforms charging _a_ percentage of each sale, just that Apple's is too high (and in the case of their dispute with Spotify, that it allows them to unfairly compete in their own marketplace)

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by nodamage on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:00PM (#24216379)
Except Epic wants to force Apple to allow third-party payments so they can entirely avoid the Apple fee.
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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by Razengan on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:00PM (#24216386)
> just that Apple's is too high

How much do Microsoft/Sony/Nintendo/Steam charge?

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Re:Facebook account now required to login to Oculus devices by d3nj4l on Saturday August 22, 2020 @02:37AM (#24242186)
If Apple did not allow the sale of third party content, there wouldn't be "a cut". It's all in house products made by Apple.
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