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Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by doikor on Friday September 15, 2023 @07:43AM (#37521524)
> Epic is a multi-billion dollar corporation part owned by a massive conglomerate.

More then 50% of the shares/votes is owned by a single person. The founder and CEO Tim Sweeney.

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Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by objclxt on Friday September 15, 2023 @08:04AM (#37521722)
Yes, that's why I said "part owned". 40% of Epic is owned by Tencent.
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Re:Unity’s New Pricing: A Wake-Up Call on the Importance of ... by re-thc on Friday September 15, 2023 @09:18AM (#37522479)
> Yes, that's why I said "part owned".

Which doesn't really matter unless you'll lose control. If 1 entity has >50% it's pretty safe.

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