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Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by zepto on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @11:59AM (#25139172)
Apple is the largest company in the world and sells the most successful product in human history.

Of course nobody ‘compares’.

But compared to almost any other iOS developer Epic is a giant.

Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by ocdtrekkie on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:23PM (#25141966)
And Epic isn't asking for a benefit for themselves: They're using those billions to fight for not just themselves, but thousands of smaller developers. Over two hundred of them joined Epic's little "app dev union" of sorts recently.

Yes, Apple sells one of the most successful products in human history... and they also illegally use that power to control the market and extract revenue from thousands of other companies who have no choice but to do business with them.

Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by zepto on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:41PM (#25142168)
“ And Epic isn't asking for a benefit for themselves”

False: Epic wants to pay less commission themselves, and to be able to take a cut of other developers work.

One big difference between Apple and Epic is that Epic didn’t do any work to create the platform.

As to those smaller developers. Apple just cut the commission for them in half. A lower level than Epic was promising. Apple seems to care about the smaller developers.

Epic is not fighting for anyone but themselves.

Let’s note that more than half of Epic’s profits belong to just one man.

Re:Apple Announces App Store Small Business Program by psahgal on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:41PM (#25142176)
I think Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google would also be considered iOS developers, since they publish apps on the App Store. So in terms of market value, Epic is definitely not the biggest player in the Apple ecosystem.

Although, if we're going by how popular the apps are on the store...I could see how Epic would be considered a heavyweight on the App Store.