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Yeah, that really got my goat too. Google getting a cut of Fortnite’s revenue would be pure rent seeking.

That is essentially what taking a large cut on your app platform is: rent seeking. It's your ecosystem, but it comes out of my pocket as the consumer (unless you're large enough to avoid, like Fortnite).

Discovery, ratings, etc., and managing payments are services with value, especially for small players with apps that don't have an established fan base before they are released for the paltform. Charging for these services is reasonable.

Allowing people to get apps that don't need these services elsewhere is also a good idea.

Charging a reasonable fee for these services would be reasonable. 30% is extortion.

How do you come to that conclusion?

What percentage would not be extortion to you?

Why that percentage? What are the costs for all the services these storefronts provide?

Try selling a game at retail where the whole seller and the reseller get a cut.....

What does Fortnite's size have to do with this? Can't anyone distribute apps that way?

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