Re:Apple adds nearly endless 20 percent fee for developers i...
by kalleboo on Sunday August 11, 2024 @07:03AM
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> do I accept my only option is Google gets to know everything I do?
GDPR lets people opt-out of this, see what is going on with Facebook right now. Enforcement may not have hit Android yet but it will eventually.
> obviously the cap needs to apply to companies like steam and epic
No regulation is needed on platforms where there is competition - you aren't required to release your games on Steam to reach customers on Windows. The cap on Windows is already zero.
> as well as the console vendors
Consoles are way too insignificant a market to be counted as gatekeepers.
GDPR lets people opt-out of this, see what is going on with Facebook right now. Enforcement may not have hit Android yet but it will eventually.
> obviously the cap needs to apply to companies like steam and epic
No regulation is needed on platforms where there is competition - you aren't required to release your games on Steam to reach customers on Windows. The cap on Windows is already zero.
> as well as the console vendors
Consoles are way too insignificant a market to be counted as gatekeepers.