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I don’t think Epic intended to win the lawsuit. It’s part of a broader strategy to force lawmakers to change app store rules.

by vimy 5y ago

golemotron 5y ago
The company that buys the remains of Epic can carry on with the lawsuit, I guess.
- Jensson 5y ago
  Epic isn't going anywhere, the appstore wasn't a very significant part of their income. They wouldn't have picked this fight if they couldn't afford it.
  - bigbizisverywyz 5y ago
    >the appstore wasn't a very significant part of their income. So why did they even pick the fight?
    - bryanrasmussen 5y ago
      because if they won the fight it could have become a significant source of income?
    - vimy 5y ago
      This is about the future of the metaverse. Longread: https://medium.com/gamemakers/the-economy-of-the-metaverse-interview-with-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-1822eed01ddf https://medium.com/gamemakers/the-economy-of-the-metaverse-i...
    - doikor 5y ago
      To make more money. More is more even if it is not making their most important thing make more money. Just like Apple has not killed most of their desktop offering just because they are not a very significant part of their income. Also a big chunk of it is probably just Tim Sweeneys personal opinions (he owns over 50% epic by himself so what he says happens pretty much). Basically he is rather strongly (and very openly) against any walled garden platforms.
      - throwaway473825 5y ago
        > Basically he is rather strongly (and very openly) against any walled garden platforms. Is that why he doesn't support the only real open platform on the desktop?
        doikor 5y ago
        From his perspective Windows and Linux are equally open in that he can have his own marketplace in each.
- sprafa 5y ago
  The remains?? You clearly don’t realise how successful epic is
  - Razengan 5y ago
    The other commenters here clearly don’t realize how successful Apple is, or how much more loyal their fans are.
    - Jensson 5y ago
      The difference is that nobody said Apple was done for as a company due to this lawsuit. Both Apple and Epic will lose money due to it, but both makes most of their money elsewhere so they can fight to their heart's content.
OrvalWintermute 5y ago
I think you are correct. Epic has already moved the Overton Window, as 30% is now being considered unfair by more and more people. These people will then reach out to their representatives for change. Apple will attempt to fight the tide, but it is too late. Really, Apple is just a monopoly, an illegally bundled system (both with macs and iphones) intending to control the market. There is no reason why Apple should control the lion's share of profits around mobile apps.

I don’t think Epic intended to win the lawsuit. It’s part of a broader strategy to force lawmakers to change app store rules.

by vimy 5y ago

I don’t think Epic intended to win the lawsuit. It’s part of a broader strategy to force lawmakers to change app store rules.

golemotron 5y ago

The company that buys the remains of Epic can carry on with the lawsuit, I guess.

Jensson 5y ago
Epic isn't going anywhere, the appstore wasn't a very significant part of their income. They wouldn't have picked this fight if they couldn't afford it.
- bigbizisverywyz 5y ago
  >the appstore wasn't a very significant part of their income. So why did they even pick the fight?
  - bryanrasmussen 5y ago
    because if they won the fight it could have become a significant source of income?
  - vimy 5y ago
    This is about the future of the metaverse. Longread: https://medium.com/gamemakers/the-economy-of-the-metaverse-interview-with-epic-ceo-tim-sweeney-1822eed01ddf https://medium.com/gamemakers/the-economy-of-the-metaverse-i...
  - doikor 5y ago
    To make more money. More is more even if it is not making their most important thing make more money. Just like Apple has not killed most of their desktop offering just because they are not a very significant part of their income. Also a big chunk of it is probably just Tim Sweeneys personal opinions (he owns over 50% epic by himself so what he says happens pretty much). Basically he is rather strongly (and very openly) against any walled garden platforms.
    - throwaway473825 5y ago
      > Basically he is rather strongly (and very openly) against any walled garden platforms. Is that why he doesn't support the only real open platform on the desktop?
      - doikor 5y ago
        From his perspective Windows and Linux are equally open in that he can have his own marketplace in each.
sprafa 5y ago
The remains?? You clearly don’t realise how successful epic is
- Razengan 5y ago
  The other commenters here clearly don’t realize how successful Apple is, or how much more loyal their fans are.
  - Jensson 5y ago
    The difference is that nobody said Apple was done for as a company due to this lawsuit. Both Apple and Epic will lose money due to it, but both makes most of their money elsewhere so they can fight to their heart's content.

OrvalWintermute 5y ago

I think you are correct. Epic has already moved the Overton Window, as 30% is now being considered unfair by more and more people. These people will then reach out to their representatives for change. Apple will attempt to fight the tide, but it is too late. Really, Apple is just a monopoly, an illegally bundled system (both with macs and iphones) intending to control the market. There is no reason why Apple should control the lion's share of profits around mobile apps.