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Not sure how many people subscribe to anything on Lemmy, but let's give it a try
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30%. That's robbery, it should be illegal.
But 30% is standard.
It has always been highway robbery. Yes, even Steam. Look at how desperate Microsoft was to copy it on their platform that was successful because it's more open (than Apple).
Class action lawsuit against Steam's 30%.
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.wawd.298754/gov.uscourts.wawd.298754.1.0_1.pdf
Wrong, Apple does not provide any additional features besides taking a cut. Sure, maybe they provide the payment process, but that's it. The moment you subscribe, you might as well forget Apple exists.
Steam, on the other hand, allows: cloud saves, family sharing, media library, big picture, controller support, Linux support, achievements, community, friends, groups, store with tag search, advanced review features, inventory, couch coop over internet, and fuckton of stuff.
I'd say 30% is pretty generous, given Steam's reach. Also you are not forced to use Steam, you can you GOG, Epic (eww), Ubisoft, EA, Amazon, etc., while with Apple you can't.
I do think 30% is a lot, but this is absolutely wrong.
Compare this to the APIs and features Apple provides such as iCloud storage, family sharing, media library (both photos/videos and music, separate APIs), AirPlay, controller support, Game Center achievements and leaderboards, integration with iMessage, two whole game engines to build off of, AR API thatโs used even by cross platform AR apps like Pokemon Go, a ton of UI/UX tools, and tons of other stuff you need to make an app.