Technology
Why Investors Should Care About Apple’s War Against “Fortnite” – Motley Fool
Epic Games, one of the world’s most popular video game publishers, joins the rebellion against Apple’s App Store fees.
In mid-August, Epic Games rolled out direct payments in the iOS and Android versions of its hit game Fortnite. The feature allowed gamers to buy in-game currency and products directly from Epic instead of going through Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store and Alphabet’s (NASDAQ:GOOG)(NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Play Store.
Epic then offered 20% discounts on those direct purchases. Since Apple and Google both retain a 30% cut of all in-app payments, Epic actually generated more revenue from each discounted …
-
General23 hours agoAxe falls on loggers’ plan to avoid battle over gliders
-
General21 hours agoBill Shorten believes Peter Dutton’s work-from-home policy backflip will cost him at election time
-
Noosa News22 hours agoAustralia faces Kazakhstan in Billie Jean King Cup qualifier at Pat Rafter Arena
-
General21 hours agoAustralia looks to Asia, Europe amid US tariff turmoil