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https://www.billboard.com/pro/epic-games-buys-bandcamp-acquisition/

I really like Bandcamp but I am not so sure about Epic with some of the lawsuits and such. Thoughts?

-Darren

I'm generally against media consolidation. I've spent a ridiculous amount on bandcamp, absolutely love the service, but if Epic bought them they must want to be a middleman and grab some of that money. I just can't see how this could be a good thing for the artists or the consumers.

That said, I'm not aware of a lawsuit where Epic was the bad guy. Their big battle with Apple was to keep Apple from taking a huge portion of transactions processed in their iOS games, which should help just about every developer on the platform.

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ElMonstroPorFavor wrote:

That said, I'm not aware of a lawsuit where Epic was the bad guy. Their big battle with Apple was to keep Apple from taking a huge portion of transactions processed in their iOS games, which should help just about every developer on the platform.

Epic argument seems to be that 55% is a monopoly and as such, Apple needs to decrease the percentage it takes. I believe the percentage has been that way since the app store started. Epic has billions in revenue and would get a good chunk more if the percentage charged by Apple was reduced. So I treat any words by Epic with great suspicion.

-Darren

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