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Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account (www.epicgames.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

So you wouldn't mind if 2% of your yearly salary after tax would disappear, right?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

Buff

That's a false comparison. Salary after tax is not comparable to profit. Profit is after ALL expenses. So if I did something really really stupid, after being warned about it and repeatedly, and was fined 2% after ALL expenses, I'd say I got off easy.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Really, it's just an asshole tax. Most restaurants these days have extra fees that exceed 2% just because. Hell, once upon a time, a 15% tip was given for great service. Now it seems like 20-22% is often the lowest in the recommended tip section. 2% of extra money is nothing, especially when the fine is less than what was earned from the infraction. It's a lot easier to stomach a 2 billion dollar fine, when you earned 4 billion because of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Those tip rates are a US thing, because it’s a hidden way to increase prices without having to write it down anywhere.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

No, it's not false.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

Think of some small family owned business, like a ma and pa shop. What they have after all expenses, the profit, is what they live off. That's their "salary".

What you have left after all expenses is your savings. In a business, savings would be an investment, which does not count as profit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

2% of nothing is still nothing 🤷

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I'm glad you will sacrifice your salary for the greater good!