Greedy Apple goes insane because part of it's profits were threatened

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RichA wrote:

A small part, in the scheme of things. But it didn't stop them.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53773715

google also pulled fortnite:

https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/13/2...-android-banne
d-google-play-app-store-rule-violation
Following its removal from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has
also been kicked off of the Google Play Store for Android.
...
Now, Google is in the conversation. As with Apple, Google requires
that games use the Google Play system for in-app purchases.
Although the Play Store?s rules are somewhat more lax than Apple?s
when it comes to in-app purchases, Google does draw the line at
games. It?s quite clear-cut: ?Developers offering products within a
game downloaded on Google Play or providing access to game
content must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of
payment.œ Google?s system takes a 30 percent cut, just as Apple?s
does.

What a surprise. They both take 30%.

so does microsoft, sony, nintendo and others.

Ebay should open up a hosting site for
this kind of stuff. At least they only charge 10% to sellers.

ebay doesn't make a gaming console or smartphone.

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RichA wrote:


What a surprise. They both take 30%.

so does microsoft, sony, nintendo and others.

Ebay should open up a hosting site for
this kind of stuff. At least they only charge 10% to sellers.

ebay doesn't make a gaming console or smartphone.

Doesn't really matter.

yes it does.

Ebay already has people selling non-physical media
like e-books so someone selling apps could probably do it from there.

no they can't.

btw, twitch takes 50%.

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RichA wrote:


Ebay already has people selling non-physical media
like e-books so someone selling apps could probably do it from there.

no they can't.

e-book:


https://www.ebay.com/itm/Social-Netw...K-PDF-WITH-RES
ELL-RIGHTS-DELIVERY-12hrs/293580925530

ebooks aren't apps and you can probably find a legal copy of that ebook
online for free.

in other words, the seller is a scammer, what app developers and device
makers want to avoid.