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They also just filed a lawsuit (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24147486 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24147486). The strategist in me thinks t
by nostrademons 6y ago
They also just filed a lawsuit (see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24147486 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24147486).
The strategist in me thinks that Epic Payments is a provocation rather than a product, they've been in touch with state attorney generals about Apple's antitrust situation, and the real goal is to get that lawsuit out, bring the antitrust hammer down on Apple, and maybe get some free PR and marketing from the press cycle.
- rriepe 6y agoIt's a great move. The industry needs a new platform hero since Valve seem completely distracted by VR.
- FriendlyNormie 6y agoShut the fuck up. These ungrateful faggots deserve a permanent ban. Someone more deserving will fill the vacuum. Maybe an indie developer struggling to pay rent will get a few thousand extra downloads now. You’re upset about this why? Stop worshipping Fortnite you soy chugging idiots.
- amrrs 6y agoJust when the "Apple Fellow" Phil Schiller wanted to take some break, These recent App Store incidents starting from HEY will make it very very hard for him!
- zyang 6y agoEpic is tied to Tencent. This is a risky move.
- dathinab 6y agoThis should not matter, if it does then it would be hard to call the US a "constitutional state"/"state of law".
- zo1 6y agoMotives matter, and taking the motives of foreign-owned businesses into account when dealing with one of the largest businesses in the US is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. What if the motive behind this is to just destabilize the price of Apple? What if it's part of a large campaign to destabilize a lot of US companies, not just this one?
- agentdrtran 6y agoI think Apple will be fine if it's forced to allow non-app store payments, Google seems to be doing fine
- irrational 6y agoExcept Apple and Google make money from different things. Google makes money from selling your data. So they are fine with giving away software and turn a blind eye to side-loading of apps. Apple makes money from selling hardware and making a cut on software.
- dathinab 6y agoLaw is meant to be kept , even if it isn't in you benefit. That's the DEFINITION of "constitutional state"/"state of law". It means the government can't just arbitrary bend the law if it fit's them on a case-by-case basis. If they want change they need to make a new law. Even if Epic did act out on apple because of Chinese support the US has to handle the case fairly on basis of the facts of Apple abusing there marked power (which they obvious do, through not necessary illegally). Then, after or parallel to this they can decide how to handle the Chinese involvement, but this MUST NOT affect the given suite. That kinda what being a "constitutional state"/"state of law" is about. It's about being able to rely on the law being uphold independent on weather you family (or investors) might be crime lords or foreign powers or whatever.
- Slartie 6y agoYeah, sure, because if Apple was no longer able to enforce a 30% cut on all in-app purchases, that would totally destabilize the price of Apple (stock, I assume). Because they make the hugely overwhelming share of their money from...in-app purchases?
- asldkjaslkdj 6y agoYeah 40% ownership. I was wondering how that would suss out with the Trump admin Tencent ban that will supposedly come down in a month and a half.