Epic games has built in a feature in the popular game "Fortnite", which allows players to get cheaper at Vbucks so that they do not have to give any part of the profit to Apple / Google Play (30%). Fortnite was then banned from the Google Store and App Store because, according to them, it is forbidden to use any other payment method than the Google / Apple Store. Say epic Games has violated the guidelines. Now epic Games is suing Apple.
who is right in your opinion? I'm of the opinion that Apple is clearly right, because whoever does not follow the guidelines will be punished. For example: if I stop paying taxes, I'll be punished too…
I can pay Netflix directly to Netflix without having to give up the 30% to Apple. Just like, for example, with Blizzard games. How so?
Apple or Google offers the platform so they should also get a share. If Epic Games doesn't agree, they don't have to offer their game on Android or iOS. Nobody forces them to.
If I set up a mulled wine stand at a Christmas market, the organizer also wants a stand fee.
Thinking, wrong example🤦♂️
Epic Games, of course.
This is completely unjustified if Apple or Google get 30% of all purchases.
How so?
In my opinion, Apple is clearly right!
It is clearly normal that the app developers have to pay their amount, that they have to mark their app in the stores. It's the same with artists who want their songs on Apple Music or iTunes.
Fortnite wants to market their app in these stores, so they have to pay too!
In my opinion, "Fortnite" has clearly shot a buck!
Why do you think it is unjustified?
Because they do absolutely nothing for it and get millions.
2% would be ok.
It's your store and the usual rate is 30% for others too
EPIC only takes 12%, now it depends and provokes…
Yeah, um…
It's not that they make the platform available to the developers and they get billions of people
