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I'm not saying we don't benefit from it, or complaining about Epic's involvement. I'm just observing that this result came about solely because the interests of
by nmfisher 6y ago
I'm not saying we don't benefit from it, or complaining about Epic's involvement. I'm just observing that this result came about solely because the interests of a behemoth (in Epic) happened to briefly coincide with ours. It's not like it was the result of a successful grass-roots campaign.
The App/Play Stores are borderline anti-competitive due to the huge imbalance of power. A 30%->15% reduction doesn't change that. So while it's nice, the fundamental problem hasn't been solved.
What do I want? Pretty simple. I don't want to run my business at the whims of two unaccountable monopolies, and I want the option of extricating myself from their ecosystem. Specifically, this means:
- My choice of store/payment processor on both iOS and Google devices
- a clear, impartial and independent review process that determines whether or not an app's removal from the "official" stores was legitimate.
Ideally I'd also like direct installation ("sideloading") to be as simple as desktop software, but that's probably a bit of a reach.