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> Game theory will tell you that there is essentially no downside to (3). Worst case you will be back on the app store at 30% or will leave. Worst case is you
by spywaregorilla 5y ago
> Game theory will tell you that there is essentially no downside to (3). Worst case you will be back on the app store at 30% or will leave.
Worst case is you want to be on the app store at 30% but are not allowed back in.
> I stand by my position that end users don't actually want competing third-party app stores
I disagree. More stores bring more competition. Both in terms of platform costs and in terms of promos for customer acquisition.
The epic game store is kind of crap, but their weekly free game setup has offered some great content. I haven't given them a single dollar and I've gotten a number of titles including Control, Enter the Gungeon, Alien Isolation, etc.
I say let them fight
- skrtskrt 5y ago> Worst case is you want to be on the app store at 30% but are not allowed back in If 30% cut of your revenue is big enough, Apple will let you back in even if the two companies apparently just tried to murder each other in court. Money talks. Companies keep massive clients and vendors that they are locked in lawsuits with all the time, just look at Apple and Samsung.
- cletus 5y agoWhile technically possible I consider that incredibly unlikely as a result of what's essentially a contract dispute. What would Apple's cause of action be to terminate, say, Epic from the App Store entirely? They sort of tried this at the beginning of the dispute when they claimed anything running Unreal Engine was a security risk and should be kicked. They overplayed their hand with that one and a court blocked it. Game theory applies to Apple too. What's their upside from banning Epic from the App Store? They face the risk that a court may take that decision out of their hands. And while they're doing it they are losing out on that 30%.