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That was fast

by bpsh 6y ago

That was fast

uncoder0 6y ago
Almost like it was the plan all along. You don't write a 65 page legal filing in an hour.
- qppo 6y ago
  Automation man, it's going to take everyone's job
- R000TKIT 6y ago
  I'd imagine Epic sitting down with 65 lawyers all tasked to draft a single page, which is then compiled into a legal doc
- furyofantares 6y ago
  Right, it looks to me like they violated Apple’s policies in order to bring this lawsuit. It isn’t the other way around. I don’t think this is primarily about the 30% cut in Fortnite — Epic wants to run their own iOS App Store.
  - uncoder0 6y ago
    Epic games store for iOS. Automatically accessible from all games packaged for mobile built on the unreal engine. I imagine that is their goal as well.
sneak 6y ago
I imagine they had this drafted prior to Epic uploading the update that included direct payments.
atarian 6y ago
"When you strike at a king, you must kill him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- ceocoder 6y ago
  "Ayo, lesson here, Bey. You come at the king, you best not miss." -Omar Little (I like this version better)
  - sg47 6y ago
    Omar comin'. One of the best delivered lines in the show.
SllX 6y ago
They didn’t suddenly intentionally break App Store policies without a strategy. They think they sense blood in the water, that somehow Apple will be legally and/or politically vulnerable. They’re probably angling for a deal at the negotiating table, but they’re most likely prepared to go to trial and fight for a W, and even if they earn an L, try to use it to some kind of political advantage after the transition of power next year. EDIT: I just checked my email, actually forgot that I once played a couple games of Fortnite and signed up, wasn’t my thing, and there’s a pretty big PR component to it as well advertising permanently discounted prices on quoting from the email. “PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC and Mac, and on mobile when using select payment methods.“ It also pointed me to this blog post[1] that already has an update at the top about Apple blocking “your” access complete with hashtag campaign and activist-style messaging. They’re going whole hog here, there’s nothing half hearted about this. I don’t have a horse in this race, but I respect the planning and the balls. [1] https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-mega-drop-permanent-discounts-up-to-20-percent https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-m...

That was fast

by bpsh 6y ago

That was fast

uncoder0 6y ago

Almost like it was the plan all along. You don't write a 65 page legal filing in an hour.

qppo 6y ago
Automation man, it's going to take everyone's job
R000TKIT 6y ago
I'd imagine Epic sitting down with 65 lawyers all tasked to draft a single page, which is then compiled into a legal doc
furyofantares 6y ago
Right, it looks to me like they violated Apple’s policies in order to bring this lawsuit. It isn’t the other way around. I don’t think this is primarily about the 30% cut in Fortnite — Epic wants to run their own iOS App Store.
- uncoder0 6y ago
  Epic games store for iOS. Automatically accessible from all games packaged for mobile built on the unreal engine. I imagine that is their goal as well.

sneak 6y ago

I imagine they had this drafted prior to Epic uploading the update that included direct payments.

atarian 6y ago

"When you strike at a king, you must kill him." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

ceocoder 6y ago
"Ayo, lesson here, Bey. You come at the king, you best not miss." -Omar Little (I like this version better)
- sg47 6y ago
  Omar comin'. One of the best delivered lines in the show.

SllX 6y ago

They didn’t suddenly intentionally break App Store policies without a strategy. They think they sense blood in the water, that somehow Apple will be legally and/or politically vulnerable. They’re probably angling for a deal at the negotiating table, but they’re most likely prepared to go to trial and fight for a W, and even if they earn an L, try to use it to some kind of political advantage after the transition of power next year. EDIT: I just checked my email, actually forgot that I once played a couple games of Fortnite and signed up, wasn’t my thing, and there’s a pretty big PR component to it as well advertising permanently discounted prices on quoting from the email. “PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, PC and Mac, and on mobile when using select payment methods.“ It also pointed me to this blog post[1] that already has an update at the top about Apple blocking “your” access complete with hashtag campaign and activist-style messaging. They’re going whole hog here, there’s nothing half hearted about this. I don’t have a horse in this race, but I respect the planning and the balls. [1] https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-mega-drop-permanent-discounts-up-to-20-percent https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/the-fortnite-m...