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It's legitimately difficult for me to comprehend anyone being on apple's side here. I'm not talking legally, I'm talking about which companies preferred outcome
by colinmhayes 6y ago
It's legitimately difficult for me to comprehend anyone being on apple's side here. I'm not talking legally, I'm talking about which companies preferred outcome would be better for consumers. Epic being allowed to open their own app store would mean every app has 18% less fees. That is nothing but good for consumers. It's legitimately an improvement for everyone except apple.
- AlexandrB 6y agoEpic is acting in bad faith. They've spent millions of dollars over the last 2 years securing dozens of platform exclusives for the Epic game store, in some cases forcing the cancellation of customer's pre-orders on other platforms. They're not GoG. They're very happy to support and fund anti-consumer behavior and closed platforms as long as they're the beneficiaries. This is why I think this should be regarded as a contract dispute between two huge companies and not some David vs. Goliath struggle for freedom or consumer rights.
- thrwn_frthr_awy 6y agoI'm not saying it is better for customers. Lower prices in profitable companies would almost always be better for consumers. Apple created a language, IDE, and infrastructure and is charging a price they have decided upon since day 1. I don't believe Epic has the right to decide what Apple charges, the same way I don't have the right to pirate software because I don't believe PhotoShop is worth $600; I can pay it or use a worse product.