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A comment on Apple Disabling 'Sign in with Apple' for Epic Games on September 11. Parent comment

Re:Apple Disabling 'Sign in with Apple' for Epic Games on Se... by imtringued on Thursday September 10, 2020 @04:34AM (#24430150)
The reality is that you're not paying the 30% cut for nothing. Companies actually thought hard about how much they should charge and what they provide in return.

Consoles will become more expensive but games will cost $60. Payment processing fees have to be passed onto the customer. Your $0.99 game with 30% cut is now a $1.30 game because of credit card fees. No more Steam cards at retailers.

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Re:Apple Disabling 'Sign in with Apple' for Epic Games on Se... by dmitriid on Thursday September 10, 2020 @08:41AM (#24431743)
> Consoles will become more expensive but games will cost $60. Payment processing fees have to be passed onto the customer. Your $0.99 game with 30% cut is now a $1.30 game because of credit card fees. No more Steam cards at retailers.

All these statements require hard proof. Additionally, "you already earn more money than I'd like" is not exactly a valid case to make against a cut.

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