Soldato
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The Apple vs Epic court case is the most popcorn worthy, hilarious display I've seen in ages, anybody else following it?
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/
It can be summarised thusly:
* Epic plan to provoke Apple into removing Fortnite from the Appstore by intentionally breaking their TOS (by adding an alternative payment method inside the app)
* They then attempt to issue a huge, obviously preprepared Antitrust lawsuit
* They also start a marketing campaign directed at Fortnite players (kids) to pressure Apple to back down (wtf?)
* Apple respond by saying they no longer trust Epic's motives and move to remove all Unreal Engine based software from their platform
* Tim Sweeny issues probably the most pathetically hypocritical statement I have ever seen, complaining that it isn't fair for them to limit the platforms that developers on iOS can choose from because of how important competition and consumer choice is
Apple are far from the perfect company but I find it so laughable that Epic thought they could somehow strongarm them into doing anything, and that it has so hilariously backfired from them is amusing to no end.
Might want to make a start... on top of all the stats coming out showing that revenue and sales on EGS are pretty dire, and now with their reckless behaviour alienating mobile developers and shutting out a huge chunk of the already dwindling Fortnite playerbase; I can't help but wonder how long their masters will want to let the EGS experiment continue
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/
It can be summarised thusly:
* Epic plan to provoke Apple into removing Fortnite from the Appstore by intentionally breaking their TOS (by adding an alternative payment method inside the app)
* They then attempt to issue a huge, obviously preprepared Antitrust lawsuit
* They also start a marketing campaign directed at Fortnite players (kids) to pressure Apple to back down (wtf?)
* Apple respond by saying they no longer trust Epic's motives and move to remove all Unreal Engine based software from their platform
* Tim Sweeny issues probably the most pathetically hypocritical statement I have ever seen, complaining that it isn't fair for them to limit the platforms that developers on iOS can choose from because of how important competition and consumer choice is
Apple are far from the perfect company but I find it so laughable that Epic thought they could somehow strongarm them into doing anything, and that it has so hilariously backfired from them is amusing to no end.
Haha, of course I haven't
They're sat at the back of the queue, behind a million unplayed, paid for games in my Steam library.
Might want to make a start... on top of all the stats coming out showing that revenue and sales on EGS are pretty dire, and now with their reckless behaviour alienating mobile developers and shutting out a huge chunk of the already dwindling Fortnite playerbase; I can't help but wonder how long their masters will want to let the EGS experiment continue
