Microsoft and Sony have been doing this for years, but when/if Apple does it all of a sudden they are horrible and evil. Pathetic anti-Apple hypocrites.
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what a waste of money. it's not like people are hyped about this game. personally, as a gamer since the original nintendo days.. mobile games just don't cut it. i get bored after a few plays and touch controls.. no matter how it's set up.. are still nowhere as good as having physical controls. and no thanks to all those in-app purchases. if anything.. mobile gaming is just saturating the industry with subpar games, so the few decent ones get the "AAA" title.. which doesn't mean much anymore.
If you actually played it, you'd know that you don't have to pay a dime to do well in the game. I can't believe people are seriously still whining about iap in pvz.
I have confirmed it with several of my sources (3 goldfishes and 2 cats nodded yes when I asked them).
Giant Bomb's sources are however unreliable.
A lot of people throwing around terms like anti-trust, bribery, and extortion that have no idea what they are talking about.
Just like they when they said that Apple violated the law when they colluded with book publishers, right? Of course then Apple was indeed found guilty as charged.
If this story is 100% factual, did Apple break the law?
By the way, in the publishers case, Apple was not "charged", they were sued. And they were found liable, not guilty.
Apple did something everyone in the videogame hardware business does on a daily basis? HOW DARE THEY! 
You missed an important word. Known. Plus, this is MacRumors not Rueters so take it all with a pinch of salt.
and you'd not do exactly the same?..
If I were that VP I'd take the money and shut up - increases the chance that I'd get more offers from Apple than if I went squealing to everyone and gave Apple bad PR
If this is true
If this is true, then Frank is one big idiot. Nice way to burn partnership bridges you loud mouth. If Apple have a non disclosure clause in this deal, me thinks Mr big mouth will be emptying trash cans for a living, soon.
Why would any company now trust this guy to do business with in the future? What a tool.
If this is true, then Frank is one big idiot. Nice way to burn partnership bridges you loud mouth. If Apple have a non disclosure clause in this deal, me thinks Mr big mouth will be emptying trash cans for a living, soon.
Why would any company now trust this guy to do business with in the future? What a tool.
I suspect what's far more likely is that Apple may have offered a special deal on the usual 70/30 Dev/Apple split, therefore no money technically changing hands, but a financial incentive none the less?
No they don't.
Microsoft will be unkind to you if you release on other platforms, 9 times out of 10 you can't even release if your game in advance on another platform.
Sony aren't as possessive, instead they give benefits to devs who release on just their platform or in advance.
Nintendo don't but there's a higher chance they'll "buy" exclusivity by publishing.
I'm talking from experience, but the dev of Retro City Rampage was also very public about this.
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As if. The game is hugely successful. He can now say whatever he wants, Apple have made a lot from the deal and it damages no one to make that announcement.
They have not paid for exclusivity, they have sought to disadvantage a competitor if you look at what was reportedly said had taken place. There is a real and legal difference.
Can you imagine if this story was the other way around. Every single word, but switching Apple with Google? I would love to read the comments for such a scenario.
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The difference is that if this story is true, then it was done behind everybody's back and that just looks wrong. If they did pay them, it should have been public and nobody would have said a word. Perhaps Apple wanted to keep a certain image and felt that paying for exclusive were beneath them.
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The difference is that if this story is true, then it was done behind everybody's back and that just looks wrong. If they did pay them, it should have been public and nobody would have said a word. Perhaps Apple wanted to keep a certain image and felt that paying for exclusive were beneath them.
I think deep inside you envy Samsung. You envy them so much that you always think about them. Constantly. Always. Everyday. Every minute. So much so that you bring them to topics that have got nothing to do with them. You're thinking of them right now aren't you?
Samsung....
Lol.
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While it is not uncommon. I do not believe Apple did do this. Might be a strategy to get publicity for the game and a way to start a rumor. After all the article can always retract his statement for misinformation and this in itself will also not be uncommon. And then the threads... etc.
Not to mention the hits he will get on his website to start such a rumor.
Not to mention the hits he will get on his website to start such a rumor.
Just like a High School, we know who's got popularity on their own and who just got down on their knees for it. Thanks EA for clearing up who's the quarterback and who's the cheerleader here!
