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[lashman]

This is grotesque.

So is Epic, giving people the option to pay for digital trinkets in instalments.

 

[lashman]

Epic reaches mystery settlement with Samsung days before new Galaxy phones

Epic is done suing over Auto Blocker.

www.theverge.com

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Now You Can Buy In-Game DLC And Pay It Off Later

You can soon pay off in-game items in four installments.

www.gamespot.com

This is how Epic beats Steam.

This is already possible to do on Steam if you use PayPal's Pay in 4 option, but you have to spend at least $30.

 

[Arc]

I dunno if an AI spouting Nazi propaganda is AGI, but I'm not an expert.

 

[lashman]

I dunno if an AI spouting Nazi propaganda is AGI, but I'm not an expert.

it is to Tim, clearly

 

[ExistentialThought]

I cannot believe praising Grok in the same week the AI was calling itself MechaHitler. Like holy fuck, read the room.

 

[undu]

I cannot believe praising Grok in the same week the AI was calling itself MechaHitler. Like holy fuck, read the room.

It's klear he's in a different room than any of us.

 

[Arc]

Tim Sweeney slams Apple’s ‘unlawful’ EU App Store changes - 9to5Mac

His comments came immediately after Apple announced a sweeping set of changes to its App Store guidelines in the European Union.

9to5mac.com

Apple announced a bunch of sweeping changes to the App Store in the EU yesterday in an attempt to comply with the DMA. Frankly it is so convoluted that I've read over it several times and don't completely understand it. But I think the gist is Apple is lowering their take rate for the highest grossing apps to 20% and raising the bottom tier to 12%. Tim has spent the past ~24 hours being mad about it so kudos to Apple for upsetting him.

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/apple-set-stave-off-daily-fines-eu-accept-app-store-changes-sources-say-2025-07-22/

BRUSSELS, July 22 (Reuters) - Apple's (AAPL.O) changes to its App Store rules and fees will likely secure the green light from EU antitrust regulators, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a move that would stave off potentially hefty daily fines for the iPhone maker.

The company last month said developers will pay a 20% processing fee for purchases made via the App Store, though the fees could go as low as 13% for Apple's small-business program.

Developers who send customers outside the App Store for payment will pay a minimum fee of 5% and at most 15%. Developers will also be able to use as many links as they wish to send users to outside forms of payment.

The European Commission is expected to approve the changes in the coming weeks, although the timing could still change, the people said.

"All options remain on the table. We are still assessing Apple's proposed changes," the EU watchdog said.

Looks like the EU might actually accept that nightmare of bureaucracy. Would likely put an end to that chapter of the Apple/Epic saga in the EU.

 

[Arc]

https://xcancel.com/MauroNL3/status/1947737819583045923

Blades of Fire flopped.

Also Tim Sweeney is calling Reuters fake news. Hanging out around MechaHitler and Epstein Client #1 has rubbed off on him.

 

[lashman]

Blades of Fire flopped.

truly a mystery as to why