Goronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoEpic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% feewww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up1172arrow-down18 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1164arrow-down1external-linkEpic explains why it hasn't sued Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft over 30% feewww.gamesindustry.bizGoronmon@lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square41fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareBigVault@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down1·11 months agoOn top of all this, Apple also sell their own hardware alongside their own App Store, just like Sony and Nintendo do. The Apple model is extremely similar to the way the console manufacturers operate albeit with a few more freedoms on Mac.
minus-squaremasterspace@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down11·11 months agoI think everyone is aware that Apple sells hardware, that’s not relevant to the discussion. What’s relevant is whether they sell it at a loss or not.
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·11 months agoPersonally, I don’t think that selling hardware at a loss is a good excuse to be anticompetitive with the software. I don’t understand how it (and any other kind of loss leading sales tactics) doesn’t trigger anti-trust laws.
On top of all this, Apple also sell their own hardware alongside their own App Store, just like Sony and Nintendo do.
The Apple model is extremely similar to the way the console manufacturers operate albeit with a few more freedoms on Mac.
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I think everyone is aware that Apple sells hardware, that’s not relevant to the discussion. What’s relevant is whether they sell it at a loss or not.
Personally, I don’t think that selling hardware at a loss is a good excuse to be anticompetitive with the software. I don’t understand how it (and any other kind of loss leading sales tactics) doesn’t trigger anti-trust laws.