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by zepto 1942 days ago
Given that vbucks are just made up and have no marginal cost, Epic can say whatever they like about how much less they can charge for them.

It doesn’t mean anything at all.
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judge2020 1942 days ago
I'm saying that Apple was going to get shafted on payments and making money from Epic anyways if they left it up because Epic was charging $2 less when paying directly via a card and bypassing in-app purchases.

https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-m...

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zepto 1942 days ago
Apple would have been shafted if they left it up because then all enforcement of their rules would be up for grabs.

Anyone who wanted to flout any rule could claim Apple was playing favorites with Epic.

It has nothing to do with being screwed out of $2 per purchase of in-game currency.

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