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ebilgenius 38 minutes ago [-]
I guess I just don't understand the indefensible greed on display here from Apple. If Apple's App Store & development software truly were still world-class & easy to build/rely on then at least one could defend a "quality tax" of sorts. That'd still be bad, but it's something.
As it stands currently, with the quality of their software & App Store benefits they should be discounting all fees by like ~50% at least.
_aavaa_ 32 minutes ago [-]
It is just that. Greed. They would do it on macOS too if they could get away with it, but they know they can’t and so don’t make the argument. What? macOS doesn’t require investment into the platform?
That alone settles the matter for me when the apologists inevitably show up.
leptons 4 minutes ago [-]
The DOJ had started a lawsuit against Apple due to their rampantly greedy business practices, but who knows where that is going now since Tim Apple gave a golden trophy to the current president.
People put up with it for the last fifteen years or whatever; why would they care now?
randyrand 54 minutes ago [-]
They should continue this line of thinking even further.
Start charging people for all facets of their life. Use access to their iPhone as leverage.
satvikpendem 53 minutes ago [-]
15% is still insane. Wasn't it supposed to be a cost based fee based on the latest ruling, not a flat percentage?
kraussvonespy 1 hours ago [-]
C'mon Apple. Ease off on the app store fees, let innovation blossom again, maybe use some of that momentum to encourage game developers to use the Mac platform for gaming. Consider throwing some extra GPU cores in future M<whatever> chips and manufacture cheap Mac Minis / Macbook Neos that come preoptimized for Steam (and other) games.
My ultimate goal: I'd really like to be able to play modern games on a laptop that doesn't also act as a makeshift space heater / 110db white noise generator.
tomasphan 51 minutes ago [-]
Its sad how many cool apps no longer exists in the app store. I had a cool fluid sim, bridge building game and a game called Soccer Physics that I could play coop on a plane. Not sure why they're gone but presumably the creator didn't want to shell out developer fees.
31 minutes ago [-]
bell-cot 1 hours ago [-]
Daydream: US Gov't says "Sure, go for it! BTW, we'll now be talking an extra 15% cut of all transactions that you do using our dollars."
luqtas 1 hours ago [-]
woah! don't be so harshy... they sell hardware at loss /s
bellowsgulch 59 minutes ago [-]
Fuck Apple.
kotaKat 35 minutes ago [-]
What was it, Epic charges 63% in Fortnite starting Jan 1 2027?
I'm done putting up with this stupid pointless fight at this point so some slimy greasy developer can prey on kids some more with stupid cosmetic skins for a video game. Has Spotify kept complaining now that they've piled on the AI slop and stopped paying artists for their music and bragged they've got over 300 million paid sheep? Nope.
As it stands currently, with the quality of their software & App Store benefits they should be discounting all fees by like ~50% at least.
That alone settles the matter for me when the apologists inevitably show up.
https://www.justice.gov/archives/opa/media/1344546/dl?inline
Start charging people for all facets of their life. Use access to their iPhone as leverage.
My ultimate goal: I'd really like to be able to play modern games on a laptop that doesn't also act as a makeshift space heater / 110db white noise generator.
https://www.fortnite.com/news/fortnite-developers-will-soon-...
I'm done putting up with this stupid pointless fight at this point so some slimy greasy developer can prey on kids some more with stupid cosmetic skins for a video game. Has Spotify kept complaining now that they've piled on the AI slop and stopped paying artists for their music and bragged they've got over 300 million paid sheep? Nope.