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You could go as far and look at the costs to run their own store on Pc.
by ganoushoreilly 6y ago
You could go as far and look at the costs to run their own store on Pc.
- gelert 6y agoUnfortunately Epic's store on PC is being run at a loss in order to win market share and not expected to be profitable for another 2-5 years. So that wouldn't be a great comparison. The cut they take for their store is 12% but compared to other launchers on PC they provide appreciably worse features.
- spideymans 6y agoIf Epic is indeed taking a loss at 12%, Apple’s 30% cut doesn’t seem all that unreasonable anymore.
- snuxoll 6y agoEpic is taking a loss at 12% by spending a whole bunch on exclusivity agreements to try and get gamers into a store nobody wants. It’s honestly a perfect example showing that Apple has little to fear - users have preferred marketplaces and are hesitant to shop outside them.
- smiley1437 6y agoAgreed, if they can't even run their own store properly, will they spend the time and effort to police the apps to the same standards as Apple? Doesn't seem likely.