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EU fines Apple $568m for deterring third-party payment methods on App Store
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this post was submitted on 24 Apr 2025
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Hating on Apple for their 30% cut is popular.
Hating on Google for their 30% cut is popular.
Hating on Microfot, Sony, and Nintendo for their cuts is popular.
But somehow hating on Steam for their 30% cut is going too far.
Steam reduced their cut to 20% for the biggest publishers, let's see any of the others do that. They also allow other stores on the steam deck. They also allow steam keys and shouldn't demand MFN pricing.
Their cut is worth it to users for the same reasons as an iOS and Android user might say, except when it comes to switching platforms, your steam games can come with you to rival platforms and not just friendly ones.
Epic charges 12%, but they're somehow the villain.