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> they want to run their own store and payment mechanism. ...which would require Apple to allow iOS users to install apps from third parties, right? How is th
by CivBase 6y ago
> they want to run their own store and payment mechanism.
...which would require Apple to allow iOS users to install apps from third parties, right? How is that less aligned with users than Apple? What Epic plans to do once Apple's policy changes is irrelevant.
- zepto 6y agoFirstly, a lot of users don’t want multiple stores. Therefore it simply isn’t in the interests of users in general. That statement is false. Secondly, which third parties would be allowed? What kind of stores? It’s pretty obvious that there are many answers to these questions that would not be good for users. So no, what Epic wants is definitely not ‘in the best interests of users’. As I have said all along - it’s in the best interests of Epic, and nobody else. If we want to think about what is in the best interests of ‘users’ that is a very broad and interesting space. And as I have pointed out, imagining that we ‘agree’ with Epic on this, just means that we are supporting them and what they want. Consider for a moment that what is in the best interests of users might have nothing to do with Apple, or the App Store.