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Aissen ◴[] No.25135496[source]
Weird how this is the exact opposite of Valve's strategy:

> For all sales between $10 million and $50 million, the split goes to 25 percent. And for every sale after the initial $50 million, Steam will take just a 20 percent cut.

https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/30/18120577/valve-steam-gam...

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HatchedLake721 ◴[] No.25135561[source]
Why weird? 2 different strategies with completely different goals.

Valve's strategy looks like to maximise revenue and get big companies on board that do $10+ mil in sales giving them incentives and discounts to be on the platform. (I think of it as tax break to incentivise high-earners to stay in the state/country)

Apple's strategy looks like to put more money into small companies/developers, while still charging the usual rate it had for 10 years to everyone else to access market of 1+ billion users. (tax break for small business to get up and running)

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1. Aissen ◴[] No.25135605[source]
This is a direct effect of a closed platform (iOS) vs an open one (PC).