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As you say Carmack worked at Meta who ignored every promise they made when it relates to Occulus, not sure where he pushed back but it seems Meta doesn't care s

As you say Carmack worked at Meta who ignored every promise they made when it relates to Occulus, not sure where he pushed back but it seems Meta doesn't care so he left, which is the same as any of us can do. As for Sweeney he doesn't care about the community, he cares about his bottom line. He may have some goals that overlap with "good for the community" (see challenging apple app store) but he also has goals that are community hostile (see Epic buying exclusives for its own store). Both of which are driven by the bottom line, not a care for the community. Money made by extracting money from literall children with dark pattern and skinner boxes.

scarface74 4y ago
It came out in the Epic trial that 80% of App Store revenue comes from in all purchases for pay to win games. The myth of the indie developer being hurt by the App Store tax is just that. Besides, most businesses other than games that make money from mobile are selling services where money never goes through the App Store.
- kelnos 4y ago
  > The myth of the indie developer being hurt by the App Store tax is just that. They statistic you presented does not support that assertion. 30% of your revenue is 30% of your revenue. Indie developers who have fewer distribution channels than a big name like Epic will of course be hurt more by the requirement that they share a big chunk of their revenue with their (often sole) distributor.
  - scarface74 4y ago
    Who do you think these Indy developers are and how would they get exposure and distribution outside of the App Store? There is a reason that in the physical world, smaller sellers, authors, etc use Amazon instead of selling from their own site and use Amazon’s distribution. How many Indy game developers for PCs try to sell on their own instead of going through the stores? If I am going to start a business, why wouldn’t I take distribution costs into account and raise my prices? Another question, Android allows side loading. Why do most app creators still go through Google Play?
waboremo 4y ago
You're searching for purity when it does not and cannot exist in our current system. Of course a figure like Sweeney isn't some pure altruistic being, but the fact remains that due to his main goal overlapping with the good of the community, and his passionate position in the space, means he can challenge that. Unlike every Meta employee who sticks with the status quo and were the reasons Carmack left the company.

scarface74 4y ago

It came out in the Epic trial that 80% of App Store revenue comes from in all purchases for pay to win games. The myth of the indie developer being hurt by the App Store tax is just that. Besides, most businesses other than games that make money from mobile are selling services where money never goes through the App Store.

kelnos 4y ago
> The myth of the indie developer being hurt by the App Store tax is just that. They statistic you presented does not support that assertion. 30% of your revenue is 30% of your revenue. Indie developers who have fewer distribution channels than a big name like Epic will of course be hurt more by the requirement that they share a big chunk of their revenue with their (often sole) distributor.
- scarface74 4y ago
  Who do you think these Indy developers are and how would they get exposure and distribution outside of the App Store? There is a reason that in the physical world, smaller sellers, authors, etc use Amazon instead of selling from their own site and use Amazon’s distribution. How many Indy game developers for PCs try to sell on their own instead of going through the stores? If I am going to start a business, why wouldn’t I take distribution costs into account and raise my prices? Another question, Android allows side loading. Why do most app creators still go through Google Play?

waboremo 4y ago

You're searching for purity when it does not and cannot exist in our current system. Of course a figure like Sweeney isn't some pure altruistic being, but the fact remains that due to his main goal overlapping with the good of the community, and his passionate position in the space, means he can challenge that. Unlike every Meta employee who sticks with the status quo and were the reasons Carmack left the company.