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One of the worst anti-business things that happened in the last 40 years was Apple taking a 30% cut from its app store, which set a precedent that almost everyone else follows.
@matthewstoller writes about how Epic is challenging this.
This is IMPORTANT https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/epic-games-kicks-off-the-civil-war
@matthewstoller writes about how Epic is challenging this.
This is IMPORTANT https://mattstoller.substack.com/p/epic-games-kicks-off-the-civil-war
a 30% cut makes a huge number of businesses unprofitable. It's absolutely anti-business and abuse of power. It's essentially identical to how railroads used to strangle farmers and other businesses.
Amazon, by the way, is worse.
Amazon, by the way, is worse.
one other thing, Epic runs a game store. Unlike Steam it takes 12% instead of 30% and still makes 5 to 7% profit.
No one should be making 23-25% profit just for being a middleman or running essential infrastructure. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/apple-app-store-epic-games-fortnite.html
No one should be making 23-25% profit just for being a middleman or running essential infrastructure. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/14/technology/apple-app-store-epic-games-fortnite.html
A lot of gamers don't like EPIC, but I support them to the hilt. Taking on Steam and other abusive rentiers is a public goddamn service.
