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>the appstore wasn't a very significant part of their income. So why did they even pick the fight?

• bryanrasmussen 5y ago
  because if they won the fight it could have become a significant source of income?
• vimy 5y ago
  This is about the future of the metaverse. Longread: https://medium.com/gamemakers/the-economy-of-the-metaverse-interview-with-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-1822eed01ddf https://medium.com/gamemakers/the-economy-of-the-metaverse-i...
• doikor 5y ago
  To make more money. More is more even if it is not making their most important thing make more money. Just like Apple has not killed most of their desktop offering just because they are not a very significant part of their income. Also a big chunk of it is probably just Tim Sweeneys personal opinions (he owns over 50% epic by himself so what he says happens pretty much). Basically he is rather strongly (and very openly) against any walled garden platforms.
  • throwaway473825 5y ago
    > Basically he is rather strongly (and very openly) against any walled garden platforms. Is that why he doesn't support the only real open platform on the desktop?
    • doikor 5y ago
      From his perspective Windows and Linux are equally open in that he can have his own marketplace in each.