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Re:Valve is a wonderful upstream contributor to Linux and th... by ffgjgf1 on Friday September 22, 2023 @11:27AM (#37613311)
Just like Apple? I do agree with you overall but 30% is still excessive
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Re:Valve is a wonderful upstream contributor to Linux and th... by happymellon on Friday September 22, 2023 @11:35AM (#37613421)
Better than Apple.

Apple don't reinvest in creating open standards, and don't invest in improving user experience for everyone.

Their investments are generally to increase lock-in.

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Re:Valve is a wonderful upstream contributor to Linux and th... by Dr4kn on Saturday September 23, 2023 @03:24PM (#37626497)
Yes 30% is a lot, but valve does a lot more than apple imo. Games are a lot larger so bandwidth costs are much higher, they don't charge for in-game transactions, you get free cloud storage for saves, free mod hosting, good multiplayer functionality and much more.

Apple gives you less features, has a lot more restrictions and is pretty annoying to deal with

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