What Tim Sweeney thinks about Apple

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1. 30 Apr 2025

   Our readingApple's 30% cut is a junk fee on commerce done with a phone the customer already paid for, and it has shut down the competitive engine that once fuelled the software economy.

   Their wordsYou already bought that phone, why should Apple be adding a 30% junk fee to all commerce you do, and why do they selectively apply it to some things and not others? I've always viewed this as deeply abusive and that it shuts down the competitive engine that once fueled the app and software economy.

   ↗Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #467youtube.com 17th of 22 in this recording