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Epic just made Google’s Square jab rebound.
Earlier, we heard Google ask: “Square would charge more than Google would charge for that transaction, right?”
That’s because Google discovered that Square doesn’t have a special lower rate for microtransactions on digital platforms — developers wind up paying quite a bit for 99 cent transactions if they choose Square (not that they necessarily would).
But Epic just flipped that back onto Google with one incisive question:
“Does Square currently have any incentive for developing a schedule for microtransactions while there’s a tie in place that doesn’t allow it to provide microtransactions for digital goods?”
“Absolutely no incentive,” says Tadelis.
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