The Unreal development fund also regularly funds competitor open source game engines, like Godot Engine. Tim Sweeney is definitely not someone I'd describe as "greedy."

Have you chosen the most heinous crime you can think of for this goofy analogy, in hopes the immorality of murder would tarnish Tim Sweeney by association?

Probably just reduction ad absurdum. But I think about this every time I make one whether this rhetoric and is doing as you say. At the very least it has the smell of bias, which could make the listener believe you were trying to slander.

Maybe subconsciously. I wish I could give my brain credit for it.

Sweeney has a net worth north of 5 billion dollars.

Most of that comes from selling in-game currency to children.

He wants a higher cut.

Does that make him greedy?

High five!

You're replying in a comment thread about how offering lower rates to small devs is a cynical move that hopes to buy them off for good PR.

The greed comes from how he puts his users and shareholders in harm’s way in an effort to reduce his bill with Apple.

Tim Sweeney is Epic's majority shareholder, so if you believe his actions were harmful to shareholders, doesn't that contract your stance that he was motivated by greed?

More than 90% of Epic is owned by Sweeney and TenCent. No other shareholders are significant.

TenCent controls Epic’s access to the Chinese market.

Together, they decided to put Epic’s customers in harms way.

Agreed. But those aren’t the only shareholders. They took action that will ultimately damage the others (when this whole thing plays out). Do you think every shareholder is in agreement with this move?

No, I just don’t think the potential harm to minority shareholders is a good argument for Sweeney’s greed which can be evaluated in other ways.

I don’t think Epic will prevail, but I respect the investors right to make a bet on Sweeney if they so choose. They can sell their stake if they like.

Not so the customers, who Epic could clearly have protected but chose not to for publicity reasons alone.

Greed can motivate you to make a stupid move that ultimately harms you and others. That’s what is happening here.