Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then decided not to

Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by dtech on Saturday May 08, 2021 @03:45PM (#27090091)

The only reason they do that is because they are trying to break into Steam's near monopoly market position. They are not above anti-consumer practices like exclusives. I have no doubt that if they could, they would take that 30% cut.

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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by MattRix on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:31PM (#27091391)

Why would they choose 12% and not 25% or 20% then? Either of those would be better than Steam.

Calling exclusives “anti-consumer” is basically nonsense. Exclusives have been a mainstay of the gaming world for ages. The actual harm they cause to the consumer is minimal, no different than first party titles do (like Valve’s own Half-Life, etc).

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Re:Apple brass discussed disclosing 128M iPhone hack, then d... by scarface74 on Monday May 10, 2021 @02:33PM (#27109274)

5% less isn’t enough to get over the inertia of being on steam.

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