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GeorgeBMac said:

seanismorris said:

I wonder what Epic is thinking...
I get they are frustrated with the 30% “Apple Tax” but their actions make no sense.

I'm thinking that for them, they can only win.   They can't lose:

Their game is to break down the walls of the walled garden.  

-- If they succeed then they win

-- if they don't succeed then they go back to obeying the rules -- and have lost very little (but gained a bunch of free publicity!)

Epic will turn more developers away than gain by this move. Apple created the 30% to level the playing field. EVERY developer has to pay the SAME amount regardless or how big they are. Epic wants new deals just for them so developers aren't going to take to this too well. Sure it might make others come back to Apple and demand similar deals but most developers are intelligent and realise the need for Apple to take a cut.

Remember, Epic has always had the ability to side step the App Store for these purchases by purchasing through their own website. Epic CHOSE to skirt these rules and try and do it in-app. Epic has taken a double barrelled shotgun, pointed it at its feet and yelled "PULL". Now Epic has no legs to stand on.

nicholfd said:

SpamSandwich said:

Some day Apple will get informed and use blockchain or Hashgraph to verify apps. Every app sold should be assigned a ‘coin’ which verifies its authenticity and quality.

And why do they need to use a blockchain to verify authenticity?  They can already do that...

tjwolf said:

The AW tells you that your heart rate is elevated, but it doesn't tell you *why*.  I recently went to the ER because my AW told me the same thing as this blogger.  It turned out I was just dehydrated.  I'm not advocating people not go to the ER when their AW tells them their heart rate is abnormally high.  But in my case, I wish I had thought of dehydration as a possible cause and measured again after having had a few glasses of water.   Would have saved me hours in the ER and quite a few dollars.