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Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Epic Games, u-Tim Sweeney, ube nesiphithiphithi izolo. E-Cologne, i-Devcon iyenzeka njengamanje (ehambisana ne-Gamescom eyaziwa kangcono), okuwumcimbi ohloselwe abathuthukisi begeyimu kuzo zonke izinkundla. Futhi kwakungu-Sweeney ovele kuphaneli yakhe izolo futhi, phakathi kwezinye izinto, wabubula kakhulu mayelana nokuthi abathuthukisi baxoshwa kanjani yizinkampani ezifana ne-Apple ne-Google ngokusebenzisa izinkundla zabo zokuhweba. Kwakukhona ngisho namagama ahlobene ne-parasitism.

Sekuyisikhathi eside kukhulunywa ngakho ukuthi i-Apple (kanye nabanye, kodwa kulesi sihloko sizogxila kakhulu ku-Apple) ikhokhisa amanani aphezulu kukho konke ukuthengiselana okwenzeka nge-App Store. Sekuphele izinyanga ezimbalwa nje Wamemeza kakhulu uSpotify, abangakuthandi ukusika okungu-30% okuthathwa yi-Apple kukho konke ukuthengiselana. Sekuhambe kwaze kwaba manje ukuthi iSpotify inikela ngokubhaliselwe okungcono kakhulu kuwebhusayithi yayo kunase-App Store. Kepha buyela ku-Epic Games…

Kuphaneli yakhe, u-Tim Sweeney unikele isikhathi esifushane ekuthuthukisweni nasekwenzeni imali kwemidlalo ezisekelweni zamaselula. Futhi empeleni ukwenza imali kanye nemibandela yebhizinisi angayithandi nhlobo. Isimo esikhona manje kuthiwa asibalungile neze kubathuthukisi ngokwabo. I-Apple (kanye no-co.) kuthiwa ithatha ingxenye engalingani yakho konke ukuthengiselana, lokho, ngokusho kwakhe, okungathetheleleki futhi imingcele ekuqedeni impumelelo yomunye umuntu.

“I-App Store ithatha ingxenye engamaphesenti angamashumi amathathu yokuthengiswa kohlelo lwakho lokusebenza. Lokhu kuyaxaka ukusho okuncane, njengoba i-Mastercard neVisa benza into efanayo, kodwa bakhokhisa kuphela amaphesenti amabili kuya kwamathathu okuthenga ngakunye.”

U-Sweeney kamuva wavuma ukuthi lezi zibonelo ezimbili aziqhathaniseki ngokuqondile mayelana nokulethwa kwezinsizakalo kanye nobunzima bokusebenzisa amapulatifomu. Noma kunjalo, u-30% ubonakala umkhulu kakhulu kuye, empeleni imali kufanele ibe ngamaphesenti amahlanu kuya kwayisithupha ukuze ihambisane nalokho onjiniyela abakutholayo ngakho.

Naphezu kwesabelo esikhulu kangaka sokuthengisa, ngokusho kuka-Sweeney, i-Apple ayenzi okwanele ngandlela thile ukuthethelela leli nani. Isibonelo, ukukhushulwa kohlelo lokusebenza kubi. I-App Store okwamanje ibuswa imidlalo enebhajethi yokumaketha ngokulandelana kwamashumi ezigidi zamadola. Izitudiyo ezincane noma abathuthukisi abazimele ngokunengqondo abakwazi ukufinyelela kuzimali ezinjalo, ngakho-ke azibonakali. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi umkhiqizo owunikezayo muhle kangakanani. Ngakho-ke, kufanele babheke ezinye izindlela zokufinyelela amakhasimende. Kodwa-ke, i-Apple nayo ithatha ama-30% kubo.

USweeney uphethe inkulumo yakhe ngokunxusa abathuthukisi ukuthi bangaphathwa ngale ndlela futhi bazame ukuthola isisombululo, njengoba lesi simo singagculisi futhi siyingozi kuyo yonke imboni yemidlalo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Apple ngeke ishintshe lutho ngesimo samanje. Kuyiqiniso impela ukuthi yizo kanye lezi zimali zokuthenga ze-App Store ezidubule imiphumela yezomnotho ye-Apple Services yafinyelela phezulu okudidayo ezitholakala kuzo njengamanje.

Umthombo: Appleinsider

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