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		musicale on Aug 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Time Till Open Source Alternative Most app store revenue comes from games. Some games (such as some puzzle games) are easy to clone and replace, but many are not. More energy seems to be put into emulation of proprietary games than creation of new open source games.

melagonster on Aug 28, 2022 | [–]

game is a artwork, artists don't work like programmers, so currently open source mode don't work for them.

pjmlp on Aug 28, 2022 | [–]

Because users actually pay for games.

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