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Isn't "securing lasting freedoms for all" a hyperbolic title for this issue?
by jfmercer 6y ago
Isn't "securing lasting freedoms for all" a hyperbolic title for this issue?
- Archit3ch 6y agoCalling it now: After Epic's claim to "secure our freedom", Apple replies that they are "freeing our security" by only allowing verified payment methods.
- all_blue_chucks 6y ago"Reducing our payment processing costs" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.
- metiscus 6y agoHaving the potential to restore general purpose computing to a device I own is a noble cause even if the standard bearers are an unpleasant bunch.
- happytoexplain 6y agoRestoring general purpose computing is so immensely removed from allowing 3rd party payments on a regulated software market, I would hesitate to even call it a step in the right direction.
- metiscus 6y agoIt is in the pantheon of possible solutions to the crisis. We know for fairly certain epic wants their own store on iOS. That does move the needle significantly.
- breck 6y agoParticularly when Epic's entire business model depends on restricting people's freedoms.