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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months ago

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee" [refer to in-app purchases]

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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee" [refer to in-app purchases]

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alessandro ( alessandro@lemmy.ca )  to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months ago
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney supports the $900 million lawsuit against Valve, arguing Steam is "the only major store still holding onto payment ties and 30% junk fee"
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UK courts recently ruled that the trial can move forward
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    If you don’t like it, you don’t have to use it. You got your own store, Timmy.

    • FreeBooteR69 ( FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca ) 
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      It isn’t fair that their store is vastly superior to mine and don’t pay developers to use it exclusively like we do! - little timmy wah wah boo hoo

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      Not how market dominance and unfair competition laws work though.

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        Maybe Timmy could try making a store people wanna use instead of whatever epic is

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          Sure, they can do that. Doesn’t prevent abuse of market dominance ok.

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            Fair

            But I wanna riff on Timmy!

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              Heh :p

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