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I'm much more worried about games. Epic Games is going to put their own storefront on iOS, and it's going to have few if any of the polices for customer protec
by wlesieutre 4y ago
I'm much more worried about games.
Epic Games is going to put their own storefront on iOS, and it's going to have few if any of the polices for customer protection that the App Store does.
- lern_too_spel 4y agoEpic will be able to give you games for free to gain market share, just like the Amazon App Store tried on Android and just like Epic is currently trying on Windows. The horror! Then an app like F-Droid will come along and offer even more protections than the App Store. Confound it! For my part, this is a step in the right direction. With a few more fixes, iOS might even become usable enough for me to buy a device that runs it.
- gamacodre 4y agoEpic could also, in that case, offer subscriptions that can only be canceled at a storefront in Peoria between 1am and 4am on alternate Tuesdays.
- smoldesu 4y agoEpic could already do that. So could Apple, for that matter - but neither of them do. Total whataboutism.
- wlesieutre 4y agoEpic currently can’t do that on iPhones in their apps because in-app subscriptions all use Apple’s subscriptions system and can be managed in one place If you wanted to use an abusive subscription system currently you would have to do it outside the app via a web browser
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- lern_too_spel 4y agoYou would have to do it outside the US, which has many laws that regulate how you can offer subscriptions online. https://www.gunder.com/news/u-s-state-laws-impose-new-obligations-for-businesses-offering-subscription-based-goods-and-services/ https://www.gunder.com/news/u-s-state-laws-impose-new-obliga...
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