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Apple Has 'Lost Sight of the Tech Industry's Founding Principles,' Says Epic Games CEO
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If it wasn't for these walled gardens there would be no market for you sell your games...
Because no games are selling on PC maybe... ? That well known walled garden with Steam, EGS, GOG, direct purchase on the web, and more.
Why the heck is Epic Games pulling so much attention? It's just a gaming company. No one would die if it disappeared tomorrow. Are real adults actually defending the right to play Fortnite on iOS? When compared to the size and scope of the App Store, Epic Games honestly doesn't seem all that important. Fortnite is just a freaking game. It's not even something useful like Photoshop or Final Cut Pro. Why aren't the whiners and anti-trust people going after the pharmaceutical companies who overcharge for medication for critically-ill patients? Apparently, drug companies can charge whatever they want for medicine, but Apple can't charge a 30% fee for a game without involving the courts. It's a crazy world.
Something I’ve not seen discussed here when talking about the Apple - Epic battle. And that is the likelihood that Epic will not continue to have such a huge following generating millions in revenue forever. We’ve seen this happen before with what became big game developers with HOT game apps that just kept growing, but then people stopped playing them and moved on to something new and the company fell out of favor.
Epic likely recognizes this potential, which would be one reason they want their own game / App Store, so they can get cuts of other developer’s apps, which reduces risk with their own titles. The lawsuit is absolutely all about money for Epic, and their future survival once Fortnite isn’t the money-making hit is has been.
Epic likely recognizes this potential, which would be one reason they want their own game / App Store, so they can get cuts of other developer’s apps, which reduces risk with their own titles. The lawsuit is absolutely all about money for Epic, and their future survival once Fortnite isn’t the money-making hit is has been.
The developer of a game glamorizing and ritualizing murder claims to be a defender of technology's virtues? Not using technology to cure disease, mitigate the damage to our environment, provide food and safe drinking water to the world's masses -- but a petty game focused on killing other people and taking their stuff. Tony Soprano was more charitable.
Epic is running scared because Fortnite is on a decline and they have no other game to depend on.
Oh, I do. I’ve seen its consequences in my extended family. And it’s absolutely preventable in children by, guess whom, their parents.
"Information wants to be free."
Is that the founding ideals of the tech world that Epic is talking about? You know, when people printed out a copy of Altair Basic and distributed it for free? Or were the ideals the ones espoused by Bill Gates, that people should pay for software?
More info:
en.wikipedia.org
Is that the founding ideals of the tech world that Epic is talking about? You know, when people printed out a copy of Altair Basic and distributed it for free? Or were the ideals the ones espoused by Bill Gates, that people should pay for software?
More info:
An Open Letter to Hobbyists - Wikipedia
This is making less and less sense. I am starting to think it has to be personal, and not as a crusade against evil, but someone at Apple turned Sweeney down for a date. Or worse, insulted his...
Loony Tim ‘Tencent’ Swiney is getting roasted on Twitter by PC gamers who accuse the Epic Store of doing all the things that he accuses Apple of doing.
Being a mobile phone manager for 6 Years, I had to do dozens and dozens of phone wipes on Android phones do to the customer downloading some virus/malware/hacking software running on their phone. All of them did not have their data backed up loosing personal information and would get angry, cry and be frustrated. The only problems I would have with a iPhone if it was to old or the customer forgot their pin codes or a Apple ID.
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Interesting how Epic calculates their royalties on the Unreal Engine 4:
"The royalty is based on gross revenue from end users, regardless of whether you sell your Product to end users directly, self-publish via the App Store or any similar store, or work with a publisher. The following simplified example illustrates the application of the royalty to gross sales: if your Product earns $10 on the App Store, Apple may pay you $7 (having deducted 30% as a distribution fee), but your royalty to Epic would still be 5% of $10 (or $0.50)."
www.unrealengine.com
I remember that Epic used to ask for 25% royalties back in the days of the Unreal Engine 3. And not too long ago they charged 30% for sales on their Unreal Engine Marketplace, which got only reduced due to the success of Fortnite: https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-is...ving-unreal-marketplace-creators-a-big-raise/
"The royalty is based on gross revenue from end users, regardless of whether you sell your Product to end users directly, self-publish via the App Store or any similar store, or work with a publisher. The following simplified example illustrates the application of the royalty to gross sales: if your Product earns $10 on the App Store, Apple may pay you $7 (having deducted 30% as a distribution fee), but your royalty to Epic would still be 5% of $10 (or $0.50)."
Unreal Engine EULA
Unreal Engine is free to use for learning, and for developing internal projects; it also enables you to distribute many commercial projects without paying any fees to Epic Games.
I remember that Epic used to ask for 25% royalties back in the days of the Unreal Engine 3. And not too long ago they charged 30% for sales on their Unreal Engine Marketplace, which got only reduced due to the success of Fortnite: https://www.pcgamer.com/fortnite-is...ving-unreal-marketplace-creators-a-big-raise/
If someone tells me they're doing something for the principal of it, because it's the right thing to do, they probably shouldn't begin by breaking the rules and violating their contract. In my opinion you can't fight your crusade for good when you're starting from a morally bankrupt position. Had they not broken any rules first, I might have taken them more seriously. But don't break the rules and tell me that makes you the good guy. That's going to be a very hard sell.
I've always had a soft spot for Epic. I remember defending them in some newsgroup way back in the early '90s. Somehow Mark Rein saw my post and reached out to me directly and even gave me a free game (Jill of the Jungle). This was prior to Unreal back when they were doing side-scrollers. Sad to see how time and piles of money have changed things.
I've always had a soft spot for Epic. I remember defending them in some newsgroup way back in the early '90s. Somehow Mark Rein saw my post and reached out to me directly and even gave me a free game (Jill of the Jungle). This was prior to Unreal back when they were doing side-scrollers. Sad to see how time and piles of money have changed things.
I don’t know who first said it but “A bad lawyer can draw out a court case needlessly for months. A good one can do so indefinitely.“
I'm not sure why so many here are acting with such tribalism. What I have discovered recently is the Macrumors forum "Ignore" button, it's getting exercised a lot. I wish the mods would step in, tbh.
I know Epic wants a slice of the pie, even though they are not seeking monetary recompense for this lawsuit, it would give them the ability to earn much more revenue in the future.
And I also believe Apple is acting in a monopolistic fashion by controlling the full stack of the iPhone, a fairly ubiquitous device.
I know Epic wants a slice of the pie, even though they are not seeking monetary recompense for this lawsuit, it would give them the ability to earn much more revenue in the future.
And I also believe Apple is acting in a monopolistic fashion by controlling the full stack of the iPhone, a fairly ubiquitous device.
I'd love to see Apple's annual legal expenses. I cannot imagine the billing - they must have incredibly staffed in-house billing departments just to maintain the out-sourced legal counsel.
Well stated! I've been careful not to voice any opinions on this matter as it's become a bit of a pissing contest for some on Macrumors but this sums it up well.