Apple's monopolistic practices prevent developers from directly engaging with their customers and hinder the competitive landscape of the app economy.

Epic's approach to the gaming market, including the lower revenue cut of 12% compared to Steam's 30%, aims to create a more competitive and fair environment for developers. They offer incentives to developers to choose their store, allowing them to decide how to distribute their games, rather than forcing exclusivity.

The current app store model leads to a gaming environment dominated by manipulative monetization practices, making it difficult for fun-based games to succeed.

Epic's fight against Apple is driven by the belief that a vibrant metaverse can only exist if monopolistic gatekeeping is removed, allowing for a more open economy.

Apple's recent updates, like changing the charging port, suggest that the mobile battle may be reaching its conclusion, with the App Store feeling mature.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is likely paying Apple significant amounts through subscriptions, which contrasts with Facebook's earlier practices of not sharing revenue with platforms.

Apple seems to want AI to extend the mobile upgrade cycle, ensuring that the mobile battle continues to benefit them.

You can't reduce an industry by fiat without risking its collapse; for example, cutting 30% of farmers could devastate the entire agricultural ecosystem.

Apple won the mobile battle with the App Store, which became a crucial platform for app distribution, unlike the fragmented app ecosystems of earlier smartphones.