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> Left unchecked, Epic’s conduct threatens the very existence of the iOS ecosystem and its tremendous value to consumers. A bit apocalyptic, no Apple?
by pier25 6y ago
> Left unchecked, Epic’s conduct threatens the very existence of the iOS ecosystem and its tremendous value to consumers.
A bit apocalyptic, no Apple?
- ErikVandeWater 6y agoI really wonder if there is a benefit to writing such hyperbole. I imagine a judge would just scoff at this and be a little annoyed at Apple going forward.
- ethbr0 6y agoDepends on how much Apple stock they own.
- thelastbender12 6y agoYour comment is probably in jest but I'm curious - when the public employees' retirement funds are tied in to the equity market and a few companies like Apple/Google drive the price movement, does it introduce adverse incentives when ruling on an anti-competitive behavior lawsuit?
- ethbr0 6y agoWhen you have substantially overweight exposure to a few companies in market cap weighted indices, I think it's a fair point. Apple's multiple shrinking would cause inordinate pain in a lot of places.
- pbalau 6y agoI take it as a direct response to Epic argument that them being banned from App Store somehow prevents them from supporting iOS game developers and said developers going out of business.
- BluSyn 6y agoImagine Facebook forcing users to install their own App Store to install Messenger. I think such outcomes are quite apocalyptic if you see what road that leads down.
- summerlight 6y agoThat doesn't happen in Android. Probably neither in iOS even if it's allowed.
- pier25 6y agoBut they would still be using iOS, right?
- manicdee 6y agoI trust the iphone with my medical information because Apple has controls in place in their App Store review process to prevent that data being leaked out of the phone. I do not trust Facebook to avoid leaking that data out of my phone.
- pier25 6y agoApple makes sure an app cannot get data outside its sandbox without your permission, but it has no control over what the app does with its own data. For example, I've backed up and synced data with a server on iOS apps without needing any special permission from Apple or infringing AppStore policies. What you're describing here is not really related to the App Store policies but your trust on the Apple apps themselves.
- manicdee 6y agoDid your app description make statements about handling health data?
- m00x 6y agoWhat road would that lead down to? Seems like users could enjoy a whole new app store where developers preferred dealing with facebook instead of Apple.
- gameswithgo 6y agoAs an apple customer I would love nothing more than for the IOS walled garden ecosystem to cease to exist.
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- rbecker 6y agoEven if true, Epic does not owe it to Apple to take care that they don't disturb their business. They are, after all, competing companies, and I haven't heard any compelling reason why a court should protect Apple's business.
- pedroma 6y agoIt's a bit dramatic. Most large companies still eat the 30% and launch on Google Play Store anyways, even with alternative app stores or just shipping .apk files. I don't know why, but my guess is updates. They've probably done some user research and decided it's easier to deliver updates that install in the background. Since the .apk update method is just reinstalling the app, it's very annoying if you ship freqeuent updates.