Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store
rbits@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoI agree that the 30% cut is too much. The only reason I give them a pass is because Steam is really good (at least, as a user)
Comment on EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store
rbits@lemm.ee 2 weeks agoI agree that the 30% cut is too much. The only reason I give them a pass is because Steam is really good (at least, as a user)
barsoap@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
For a dev those 30% are very much worth it because Steam has tons of customers and very good recommendation algorithms, you gain more in additional sales than what you lose from the cut. Could they do with less probably but they’re not extorting devs. There’s a reason why Epic had to do stuff like guarantee sales and provide huge advances to get anyone onto their excuse for a platform.