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minus-squareStrider3200@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·3 年前How is unity to determine a company’s revenue on a game if not self reported by a company?
minus-squaresibannac@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 年前They guess. We leverage our own proprietary data model and will provide estimates of the number of times the runtime is distributed for a given project – this estimate will cover an invoice for all platforms. From their FAQ.
minus-squareBrowning@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25·3 年前So… They bill you based on a guess?
minus-squareZapBeebz_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·3 年前Not just any guess…a proprietary guess. So extra smokescreen and mirrors
minus-squareStrider3200@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 年前Thanks for the clear response. 👍🏻
minus-square小莱卡@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 年前Telemetry built in the proprietary software, just like any other propietary software really.
How is unity to determine a company’s revenue on a game if not self reported by a company?
They guess.
From their FAQ.
So… They bill you based on a guess?
Not just any guess…a proprietary guess. So extra smokescreen and mirrors
Very legal, very cool.
Thanks for the clear response. 👍🏻
Telemetry built in the proprietary software, just like any other propietary software really.