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Well, it certainly seems clear from a facts point of view at least, that Epic was engineering the plan to test Apple. They prepared a release that contained th
by supernova87a 6y ago
Well, it certainly seems clear from a facts point of view at least, that Epic was engineering the plan to test Apple.
They prepared a release that contained the ability to bypass the payment mechanism. Then they did that, and told Apple that was what they were doing. And then launched a big marketing campaign to rally support for it.
At least in facts, this wasn't a sudden action by Apple to crush an unsuspecting little player.
- drivingmenuts 6y agoEpic’s big mistake was assuming that enough consumers care. Certainly Fortnite is popular, but it’s not popular with a large enough percentage of the entire iOS market to support that kind of action.
- gpm 6y agoThis was never going to be won through public opinion, Epic's pretty clear goal from the start was to win this in court. I can't imagine how big a backlash there would have to be for Apple to give up on it's 30% cut voluntarily, and I don't imagine that Epic thought there was any chance of this happening.
- nmfisher 6y agoLuckily, commercial litigation isn't held in the court of public opinion.