Re: One Launcher to Rule Them All

On 26/06/2025 16:51, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

Meanwhile, Epic got smacked hard for how shitty they made their own
launcher. Well, not so much the launching games part of it, but the
ways they used dark patterns to get people to make unintended
purchases (and for locking accounts of people who disputed the
charges).  They're paying a $245 million USD fine to reimburse
customers (you've got until early July to submit a claim if you think
you're one of the victims they've fleeced!). Of course, most of these
crimes go unreported, so I'm sure the amount Epic is paying out is far
less than how much they took in. Something's got to pay for all those
freebies we get!
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/06/ftc- sends-126-million-refunds-fortnite-players-who-were-charged-unwanted- items-reopens-claims

I really wish we could go back to the good old days (rose tinted glasses on) where the whole thing was trying to gives customers a good experience/product so they were more than happy to part with their money. I'm old fashioned like that I know.
Now it feels like everything has to be about duping customers to get their wallets open.