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Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by _heimdall on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:15PM (#39023216)
Collusion is the ugly cousin of monopoly. If you can't get a monopoly, work with your few competitors to set an industry standard fee in which you all make a killing and can claim the plausible deniability of "fair market value".
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Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by graeme on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:33PM (#39023348)
I was referring to video games consoles as well as android. They’re estimated to take around 30%.

There’s no world in which Nintendo and apple are colluding to set rates.

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Re:US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple s... by _heimdall on Tuesday January 16, 2024 @11:52PM (#39023456)
> There’s no world in which Nintendo and apple are colluding to set rates.

What makes you say that? And short of direct collusion, is it fair game if Apple sets the precedent and Nintendo follows suit without direct coordination? If the agreement is only alluded to without being directly stated, are we okay with the ethical precedent regardless of legal standing?

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