Unity adding a fee for devs for each time a game is installed, after certain thresholds

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Unity adding a fee for each time a game is installed
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We chose this because each time a game is downloaded, the Unity Runtime is also installed," the company explained in adding the fee.

Ok and??

Every copy costs them money. Don't you know how digital copies work?!

Guys they're artists. They deserve to be paid every time you play any game. You wouldn't steal a car

Every copy has to be hand made by routing bits around the copper highway ar ludicrous speeds, and rearrange them manually to form what is called "a game".

Like.. wow, that’s what the engine is! Fucken doinks.

So if Microsoft published a Unity developed game on Windows, Microsoft could easily charge a $0.20 free to the unity team for installing the Unity Runtime on their OS.

Not being completely serious there. Honestly thought, did the CEO not realize if they start doing this, what's to stop another company from doing that to them. Things like mp3, where developers need to pay a license for, could then be charged in a similar fashion for each install.

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