Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
by amelius on Saturday August 29, 2020 @10:16AM
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Android is a bad comparison, because they are basically an adware based product, and rightfully many people reject it as a serious tool for managing their personal information and communication. This actually makes Apple a monopolist.
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Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
by the_other on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:24PM
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I find that a fairly twisty perspective.
I agree Google are adware. I disagree that tales them out of the discussion of monopoly.
I also think the monopoly discussion and the 30% fees discussion are separate. This relates to my interpretation that the 30% covers “shelf space, distribution, And security”.
If the fee were 5% but nothing else changed, Apple might still have a monopoly.
Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
by amelius on Saturday August 29, 2020 @01:42PM
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If the fee were 5%, then Apple wouldn't be abusing its monopoly position.
Re:Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
by nodamage on Saturday August 29, 2020 @07:02PM
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The other poster is correct, the issue of the fee is orthogonal to the issue of app distribution. After all, even if the fee were 5%, Epic could still argue they want to put in their own store where the fee was 4%.