• misk@sopuli.xyzOP
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    11 months ago

    I’m pretty sure Netflix and YouTube got into games to position themselves as video game storefronts on iOS later and optionally pivot into full blown app stores next. All the big tech players know that money is made on taking a cut of in-app purchases in games with predatory mechanics.

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      11 months ago

      It’s gonna be modern streaming / cable all over again. No more single well ran App Store/service, hello endless shitty marketplace