Doesn’t matter at all if other companies do it. “Other people do it too” is not an argument I’ll engage with, it’s just dumb.

How much does that actually cost them though? Roku won’t tell us of course. They don’t want us to know. They’ll just feed you shit about, “We absolutely have to charge this, there’s no other way.” Okay, then show us the numbers and prove it.

Let me go find it. I didn’t save it. *google* Found it:

It’s just ridiculous for any product/service/platform to demand any cut of recurrent payments. It would be identical to Microsoft demanding 20-30% of what Adobe charges its customers for their monthly payment option. Adobe is the one that makes Photoshop. I like that product and I want my money to go to the ones that…

And now here’s a fun fact to bring some levity:

That is a violation of Apple’s terms of service

Get your facts straight before trying to talk about something you know nothing about. Tencent owns Riot games. They do not own Epic. They own 40% of Epic’s shares, but this gives them no power whatsoever. And we know this because during the Blitchung incident, Epic’s boss flat out supported Blitzchung and advocated to…

I’m all in support of Apple dictating set terms for access to its own app store

The harm is coming from Apple, not Epic.  Apple dragged the others into this fight.  And the other companies that have said anything have supported Epic.

Oh Shit! Bitch kept the receipts!

Android also allows for sideloading and direct downloads to bypass their store. They also allow for other stores for that matter. Like, I can get apps from Amazon instead if I wanted, Android/Google allows for that.

The thing is, if enough apps leave Apple’s store the customers that want those apps will leave as well. It also brings the overall value of the platform down drastically. It’s not just a boycott from the consumer end. Just as an example, it’d be like all chicken farms hating the deal they get from Popeye’s and so…

Nvidia’s streaming service lets you play games you already own. Why doesn’t Stadia do the exact same thing?

Stadia’s whole model is shit and they should just burn it all down.

Well ongoing research does suggest that fame, money, and power can affect the brain:

I don’t care much for their reasons. A good deed done is still a good deed done. All these companies do evil things and I always call them out on it every time, but I can also acknowledge and genuinely appreciate when they actually do something right.

Sometimes you just gotta lick the cleaner of two assholes. Epic is in the right on this one. Their past shittery is irrelevant to me. This can benefit ALL developers and will benefit the smaller and indie devs the most. Huge companies will make shit tons of money either way. But for the small and indie devs that 30%…

The dance moves in question here were not long enough

Actually if Epic wins all developers big, small, and indie win as well. Imagine if you made a game that only made money from ethically monetized cosmetics. You are the one that put in the hard work to make the game. Why should Apple take 30% of all the money your customers want to pay to you? All they do is list it in…

The thing about that is, Epic wouldn’t even think about bypassing Apple’s exorbabant rates if Apple didn’t set it so fucking high.