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Re:Epic vs. Apple: Order Granting in Part and Denying in Par... by j-james on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @04:02AM (#24269099)
> Not even Epic Games gives away its products for free...

Do... do they not?

The point being made in that paragraph seems valid regardless, but that's a strange comparison to end with - is Fortnite not free-to-play on Apple devices? It certainly is on all other platforms I've seen it on.

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Re:Epic vs. Apple: Order Granting in Part and Denying in Par... by zapzupnz on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @04:26AM (#24269234)
Fortnite is the highest grossing free-to-play game, and the Epic store also takes a cut of games sold on their store.

It's not 30% but the actual amount doesn't matter in the context of that particular part of the order.

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Re:Epic vs. Apple: Order Granting in Part and Denying in Par... by syspec on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @04:14AM (#24269162)
How then exactly did epic make over a billion dollars off of fortnite last year?

Free to play, does not mean they give away their products for free

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Re:Epic vs. Apple: Order Granting in Part and Denying in Par... by garmaine on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @04:27AM (#24269244)
Doesn’t specify “give away some” vs. “give away all.” Either interpretation would be valid (but missing the point).
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