What Tim Sweeney thinks about Google
Founder and CEO of Epic Games, creator of the Unreal Engine and of Fortnite.
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1 dated position, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Tim Sweeney has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingRunning an app store costs about 6% of revenue, so charging 30% is something only a monopoly can do.
Their wordsThe all-in cost of operating the Google Play Store, stocking it, maintaining it, the software, the entire ecosystem is around 6% of revenue. So in a competitive market, would a company whose cost is 6% be able to charge 30%? Absolutely not.
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