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Re:Interview: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney after Google antitrust win by troupo on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @05:07AM (#38625106)
> And we have come full circle: Epic's cut is 12%.

Epic's cut is 12% because they can afford to lose money on it: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2023/11/07/tim-sweene...

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Re:Interview: Epic CEO Tim Sweeney after Google antitrust win by soulofmischief on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @05:15AM (#38625177)
EGS is in "growth-mode", which, among other things, means they have to provide a current service that offers better terms than the service they intend to provide once they reach Sweeney's ideal 50% market share.

They spend a ton of money on exclusives, enticing offers and other substitutes for attractive features.

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