> There is never any other business logic behind these settlements. Never? That assumes hostility or bad faith by at least one of the parties. On the contrary

> There is never any other business logic behind these settlements. Never? That assumes hostility or bad faith by at least one of the parties. On the contrary, when both parties negotiate in good faith, there is often other business logic to be discovered. By talking through points of difference, the parties have the opportunity to learn about each others strengths and weaknesses, which are the necessary ingredients for better design. You never know with this. Apple might learn something from smaller devs that their executives didn't know before. The art is in translating that knowledge into a business advantage for both parties that doesn't cost Apple something in its business relationship with bigger shops, such as Epic. How? The devil is in the details. Apple executives naturally have more exposure to big shops than small devs. This exercise at least gets small devs on their radar, and vice versa.