It’s like if I download an app from Google Play Store, and then go to that apps first party website, and pay for your subscription to the app service there , in order to bypass the Google Play Store transaction and thus the developer fee.
I’m trying to figure out why I’m okay with circumventing this to amazon, apple, and every other publicly traded company offering a platform or marketplace, but feel that my favorite privately owned and operated platform should get a pass and be able to restrict the off network transactions.
Because steam offers steam keys for free if “given away”
Pay me $25 and you get a free steam key to game B but I’m going to explicitly charge $30 if you try and buy it on steam direct.
Mean while steam is on the hook for hosting and server costs.
It’s like if I download an app from Google Play Store, and then go to that apps first party website, and pay for your subscription to the app service there , in order to bypass the Google Play Store transaction and thus the developer fee.
I’m trying to figure out why I’m okay with circumventing this to amazon, apple, and every other publicly traded company offering a platform or marketplace, but feel that my favorite privately owned and operated platform should get a pass and be able to restrict the off network transactions.
Because steam offers steam keys for free if “given away” Pay me $25 and you get a free steam key to game B but I’m going to explicitly charge $30 if you try and buy it on steam direct. Mean while steam is on the hook for hosting and server costs.