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> Why is it fair for apple to arbitrarily prevent the installation of any competing distribution methods? Same reason it is fair for Nintendo to not allow Sony
by lawtalkinghuman 6y ago
> Why is it fair for apple to arbitrarily prevent the installation of any competing distribution methods?
Same reason it is fair for Nintendo to not allow Sony to sell Switch games, and Sony not to allow Nintendo to sell PlayStation games.
Their circus, their monkeys.
> Apple has said "Nice store you've spent all that money building, such a shame we've decided we won't allow you to use it on an iPhone."
Epic also can't put the Epic Store on Switch or PlayStation. Strange how there's no hand-wringing about that.
- mhh__ 6y agoA Nintendo Switch or PlayStation is not the modern equivalent of a PC for much of the population. If you ignore all context, then yes, an iPhone is exactly the same as a games console. > it is fair Is it fair? To the companies or the consumers? These are all huge multinational companies, regulation should err on the side of the end users - not Epic either. > Their circus, their monkeys. Your choice of words is perhaps an argument for freedom given how the life a circus monkey is.