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> I mean, in this case, the consumer is literally saving 20% for the same purchase. Seems good to me. In this case, you have to let your kid take your credit c
by jdminhbg 6y ago
> I mean, in this case, the consumer is literally saving 20% for the same purchase. Seems good to me.
In this case, you have to let your kid take your credit card and input it into any sketchy gaming company's web form. What happens from there?
- agentdrtran 6y agothis already happens regularly with iOS! Parents setup fingerprint payments and their kids go nuts with IAPs.
- jdminhbg 6y agoThe IAPs are vetted by Apple, and a developer who gets authorized to use one can't turn around and reuse that IAP access to charge other things. Yes, some IAP scams get by review and end up making the news. But the difference between that happening and a free-for-all of credit card numbers for scam games is massive.
- JetSpiegel 6y ago> The IAPs are vetted by Apple > some IAP scams get by review Schrodinger's Vetting
- m3kw9 6y agoThe 20% is temporary incentive to get away from iOS’s 30% it’s all about them lineing their own pockets
- wobblykiwi 6y agoIt's permanent. https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-mega-drop-permanent-discounts-up-to-20-percent https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-m...
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- jonfw 6y agoEpic is still majority owned by Tim Sweeney. I think this is a power move out of principal more than anything
- ianferrel 6y agoYou can choose not to give your kids your credit card. My kids ask for lots of things I'm not prepared to do and I say "no".
- jdminhbg 6y agoYou can also choose not to give your kid access to IAPs on your iPhone. What % Apple takes is a moot point if they're taking it from $0.