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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/10062367

Apple Terminated Epic’s Developer Account

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[–] farcaster@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

$2 billion, that's 4 whole days of profits for them.

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 26 points 2 years ago

$2B is actually 2% of their profit. That's 7.3 days.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah yes but those people love money so much, they are probably devastated.🤪

[–] Aux@lemmy.world -4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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.

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years 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.

[–] anlumo@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Aux@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

No, it's not false.

[–] General_Effort@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years 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.

[–] Suburbanl3g3nd@lemmings.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

2% of nothing is still nothing 🤷

[–] Aux@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

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