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About that 20% cut - I’m not going to argue about what amount would be fair, but for that money they do handle all the payment, distribution and infrastructure. In that sense it’s more comparable to Steam, Apple, Google etc.
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About that 20% cut - I’m not going to argue about what amount would be fair, but for that money they do handle all the payment, distribution and infrastructure. In that sense it’s more comparable to Steam, Apple, Google etc.
But that’s getting pretty off-topic.
I agree that it’s like Apple and Google (I don’t know much about Steam) in that those are obvious price-gouging monopolists.