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  • Epic isn't planning on making changes to return 'Fortnite' to the App Store

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    xyzzy-xxx said:
    dblanch369 said:
    Bye Bye Epic!  Seriously hope they lose.  I've said it many times, I know Apple isn't perfect, but their walled garden helps keep by stuff secure. Epic (and others) just wants to burn that down.  I'd be welcome to Apple dropping their cut, but I still think they deserve their fair share.
    Apple's walled garden should continue to exist for the people who want it - all other should have the choice to buy from another app store !

    @xyzzy-xxx They do have that choice..... it’s called Android, and the google play store...

    watto_cobra

  • Judge 'inclined' to grant protection to Unreal Engine, not Fortnite

    GabyGaby
    “Epic's lawyers likened Apple's in-app purchase strategy to Expedia taking 30% of both the hotel rate and room service charges.”

    I would think a more appropriate analogy would be something akin to..  An exclusive Island resort offering various therapies and luxury treatments to their affluent clientele; subcontracted to Self employed beauticians and therapists who thus pay a commission to said resort for access to the facilities and also the extremely lucrative clients with lots of disposable income...

    I mean almost every hair salon on earth also works on the same model. The hairdressers have everything provided except for the scissors and for that they pay a Damned site more than 30% in many cases.... on a per client basis. 

    There’s a litany of examples that could be cited that just render this weak argument moot. 
    razorpitwatto_cobra

  • Apple threatens to close Epic Games developer account on Aug. 28

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    viclauyyc said:
    When Trump ban China/Huawei to buy US tech. They build their own OS, CPU, phone. 

    Now it is your turn to build your own OS, cpu and phone. Epic, be like China
    Yep... I can see the marketing.... THE EPIC FLOP lol
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  • Facebook blames Apple for not allowing games in Facebook Gaming app

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    gmgravytrain said:
    spice-boy said:
    It nice to see two monopolies fighting, keep at it greedy titans.
    Wait wut? What market does Apple have a monopoly in? don’t say the app store, because that’s like saying Burger King has a monopoly on its own restaurants by not letting McDonald’s sell Big Macs in them. 
    Monopoly:  A monopoly refers to when a company and its product offerings dominate a sector or industry.  (How is Apple dominating any sector or industry?)

    I like your example.  People are so ridiculous saying Apple has a monopoly despite having such a tiny market share.  No one is forcing developers to put apps on the App Store.  That's their choice.  Android OS should be more enough for those developers with 85% of the mobile market share.  Android OS must have around a few billion active users to make money from.  Google Play has slack rules and practically anything goes, so why develop for iOS if it's a hassle.  Why are developers whining?  Tim Cook keeps saying Apple doesn't have anything that approaches the classic definition of a monopoly, so why do they keep saying Apple has a monopoly.

    What they really mean is $$$$ -  Apple has attracted almost all the affluent users with its rather small “market share” and with this argument they are basically admitting that android is a dead end for them.  
    watto_cobra

  • Facebook blames Apple for not allowing games in Facebook Gaming app

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    tmay said:
    What the fuck.

    Facebook says this isn't fair because Facebook Gaming is not centered on playing games. The company showed Apple data from its Android app's usage that showed 95% of activity is from users watching video streams instead.

    Hey Facebook, how about creating a media streaming app instead of a gaming app, leave out the gaming, call it a streaming media app, and resubmit to the app store. 

    I’m not a fan of FaceBook, but I think there are virtually zero users that expect individual game listings in the App Store. This is a rule that is pitched as “pro-consumer” isn’t actually desired by anyone. I guess if Apple were concerned enough, they could add a TV.app style listing service in the App Store to help find the contained game streaming service. This rule really only applies to streaming services, trivial games, and emulators since there is no other way to create an app collection.

    Apple allows video streaming services to moderate their own content. They can do the same for video game streaming.
    Apple has stated explicitly, that they do not allow game streaming services, so why the fuck would Apple need to provide a "TV.app style listing service in the App Store to help find the contained game streaming service"? That list would be a null set!
    I really don’t personally care if Facebook gaming ends up on the Store, but the point is gamers don’t like the AppStore rules around game services. Apple cites one of the major reasons is they want all of the games on the game service to be discovered through the AppStore.
    The benefit of a free society is that those that are unhappy with a platform or service they subscribe to are free to vote with their wallets and move on to something else entirely. How wonderfully simple...

    And rich corporations that publicly complain like petulant and calculated children about another business not bending over backward to allow them to piggyback on their successes, well again they have free agency to put their money where their mouth is, and create their own platforms and hardware to compete. 
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