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Tim Sweeney kritisiert: Annäherung an Trump gefährdet Wettbewerb
Tim Sweeney, CEO von Epic Games, hat Tech-Unternehmen öffentlich dafür kritisiert, dass sie sich strategisch an den zukünftigen US-Präsidenten Donald Trump annähern. Auf der Plattform X warf er führe
apfeltalk.de/magazin/news/tim-
#News #Tellerrand #Antitrust #Apple #DonaldTrump #EpicGames #FTC #Meta #TechUnternehmen #TimCook #TimSweeney #Wettbewerb

#Apple hat kürzlich ein Update zu geforderten Änderungen, die der #DigitalMarketsAct der #EU notwendig machte, veröffentlicht. Kurz nach der Bekanntgabe meldete sich der CEO von #EpicGames, #TimSweeney, beim Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter bzw. X zu Wort. Er bezeichnete die #Provision von Apple als „eine illegale neue 15-prozentige Schrottgebühr“.

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@drahardja These crypto bro type personalities #DanielElk and #TimSweeney position themselves as champions for the little guy, yet they both have estimated net worths that are double or triple the estimated net worth of Tim Cook.

No dog in this fight personally, but it seems disingenuous to be fighting against the so-called #AppleTax that made them rich beyond their wildest dreams while Spotify continues to lose 💰 hand over fist and Epic Games is not publicly traded. 🤷‍♂️

#TimSweeney, founder and CEO of Epic, said: “#Disney was one of the first companies to believe in the potential of bringing their worlds together with ours in #Fortnite, and they use #UnrealEngine across their portfolio.Now we’re collaborating on something entirely new to build a persistent, open and interoperable ecosystem that will bring together the Disney and Fortnite communities.”

Disney invests $1.5bn in Fortnite maker #EpicGames to create new ‘universe’
theguardian.com/film/2024/feb/

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That quote from Tim Sweeney was presented in one of the opening chapters of a long but entertaining web video called 'The Future is a Dead Mall':

piped.video/watch?v=EiZhdpLXZ8

Produced by Folding Ideas, it's a deconstruction of the VR hype cycle though the lens of "Metaverse" rhetoric. As a specific example, a crypto pump'n'dumper's online utopia called Decentraland.

More of this kind of video on #PeerTube please!

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"Just as every company a few decades ago created a webpage, and then at some point every company created a Facebook page, I think we’re approaching the point where every company will have a real-time live 3D presence, through partnerships with game companies ..."

#TimSweeney, 2020

latimes.com/entertainment-arts

I'm sure anyone reading this understand the crucial difference between a web page and a FarceBook page. I wonder if Sweeney does?

It's potentially better for his business if he doesn't...

Los Angeles TimesEpic Games reveals a more connected, 'Fortnite'-driven worldBy Todd Martens