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I am generally onboard with none native AppStore’s provided the platform vendors are able to have sensible defaults that will not confuse or limit what none tec
by gehsty 3y ago
I am generally onboard with none native AppStore’s provided the platform vendors are able to have sensible defaults that will not confuse or limit what none technical people can do (basically iPhones should ship as they are but users can add none native AppStore’s by jumping through some fairly trivial hoops..)
The bit where it falls down for me is where does it end, if Apple / google are forced to open up their platforms so epic etc can have their own app stores, are Epic etc forced to open up their platforms (the Fortnite store for instance) so others parties can open their own stores within the game?
- SheinhardtWigCo 3y agoNo because Fortnite isn't an integral part of most people's lives and doesn't underpin a significant portion of the economy.
- crazygringo 3y agoThat would be amazingly ironic if Epic, in its quest to free Apple's App Store, wound up with a court decision that destroyed any profitability of its own...
- wmf 3y agoare Epic etc forced to open up their platforms (the Fortnite store for instance) so others parties can open their own stores within the game? The law has a specific definition of "gatekeepers" and so far Epic is not on the list. https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-2019-2024/europe-fit-digital-age/digital-markets-act-ensuring-fair-and-open-digital-markets_en https://commission.europa.eu/strategy-and-policy/priorities-...