| ▲ | madeofpalk 2 days ago |
| Why do you think Epic is okay with Nintendo, Sony, and XBox? |
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| ▲ | tuna74 2 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| Because if console makers can not "control" the platform there will probably not be future consoles which are a big part of Epic's sales. |
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| ▲ | johnnyanmac 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Yeah, console hardware already run on thin margins and it feels like one of the big manufacturers are already on their way out. I don't think extra regulation benefits anyone. Not the devs, not the consumers. Meanwhile, Apple and Google sure aren't going to call it quits just because they take 10, 20% less. | | |
| ▲ | simondotau 2 days ago | parent [-] | | You're seriously arguing that Sony and Microsoft need or deserve special treatment? That's patently insane. The Government shouldn't be in the business of assessing the minutia of competing business models. Whatever you think is right for Apple, it's good enough for absolutely everyone. | | |
| ▲ | johnnyanmac 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I'm mostly saying 1. No one cares about making an app store for the Ps5 when in 10 years they'll need to port it to the PS6 2. Consoles are already stagnating and it won't take much to also push Sony out. So basically we'd reduce competition back down to Nintendo to enable a feature no one cares about. But sure. If you want to look at it in that lens: I want apple and Google to get "special punishments" because they've long proven to be a monopoly and practice anti-competitive behaviors. We can deal with other monopolies as we go along. | |
| ▲ | tuna74 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | The size and impact on society of the Android/iOS platforms are way way way higher than that of Sony's and Nintendo's platforms. Nobody needs a console, but basically everybody needs a phone running Android or iOS. | | |
| ▲ | simondotau 2 days ago | parent [-] | | Yes, basically everybody needs a phone running Android or iOS. But they don’t need Fortnite on their phone. If the government wanted to proscribe store rates for productivity apps only, I’d be more receptive. But it’s ridiculous for the government to proscribe rates for game sales, especially if they aren’t doing the same for all game stores. |
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| ▲ | hbn 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Because Epic is doing something much closer to those companies and restraints on what they can do would likely affect Epic as well. |
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| ▲ | monocularvision 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Because they directly negotiate deals with those companies that other smaller players can’t negotiate. The App Store is largely a “these are the rules for everyone” minus a few small exceptions. |
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| ▲ | ribosometronome 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Because the three of them are all making their store business decisions outside of CA such that it's far harder to have California law applied to them? |
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| ▲ | labcomputer 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Have they sued Nintendo, Sony or XBox yet? |
