Epic Games

includes Epic Games Store

4 statements across 4 episodes · 0 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Jun 25, 2021 by Jason Calacanis · said 32 times in 10 episodes since 2021 · across every show →

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Jun 25, 2021 neutral
What-if
Calacanis: Apple lowering App Store fee to 15% would end developer backlash
“If Apple just made the take rate 15%, this entire thing goes away. Epic Games feels great. Spotify's feel great.”
Jason Calacanis Jun 25, 2021 ▶ 1:08:39 E37: NYC rejects far-left candidates, new developments in lab leak theory, App Store breakup & more
Oct 29, 2022 negative
Opinion
Friedberg: Zuckerberg should buy Epic Games for $50B instead of building metaverse
“If Zuck was a smart guy, he would go to Tencent and cut him a check and buy the whole thing for fifty billion and, you know, buy those guys.”
David Friedberg Oct 29, 2022 ▶ 44:23 E102: Elon closes Twitter deal, $META uncertainty, Zuck's historic bet, big tech decline & more
Dec 16, 2023 neutral
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Friedberg: Epic's win against Google will not trigger major app store changes
“I think Google's got a pretty strong case on appeal, and it seems like, you know, it's gonna be very hard to kind of see a massive change In app store behavior as a result of this case, even though it's been hyped up to be that.”
David Friedberg Dec 16, 2023 ▶ 15:36 E157: Epic legal win, OpenAI's news deal, FCC targets Elon, the limits of free speech & more
Mar 8, 2024 negative
Opinion
Sacks: Apple booting Epic proves the company is overly powerful
“I mean, whatever dispute you have with Epic, you don't boot them out of your app store because you don't like their criticism of you. I mean, this is basically proving Exactly what everyone's been saying about Apple, which is they're too powerful and heavy han…”
David Sacks Mar 8, 2024 ▶ 51:44 E169: Elon sues OpenAI, Apple's decline, TikTok ban, Bitcoin $100K?, Science corner: Microplastics
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