sprgit8

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   by sprgit8 3y ago

   > Epic wouldn't be clamouring so hard for App Store presence and iOS users Do you see deliberately kicking themselves off of Apple platforms as "clamoring so hard"? On the contrary, Epic saw the platform was terrible for
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   by sprgit8 3y ago

   This is just a guess from a UE game developer, but: a) Epic makes Unreal Engine and runs an asset store that includes sounds and music. Why not include bandcamp and their huge catalog in that store? b) Epic makes Fortnite, which has tons o
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   by sprgit8 3y ago

   In your analogy, why did this successful, profitable company (Bandcamp) need to be acquired? Following that, why did Epic choose to get rid of a successful, profitable, independent sub-company that would have helped keep Epic profitable? It
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   by sprgit8 3y ago

   That seems like a rather obviously wrong take. There were ample companies supporting Epic (or rather, fighting Apple) before they filed their lawsuit, which was also long before Epic acquired bandcamp. 08/2020 Epic files suit against
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   by sprgit8 3y ago

   I've heard the Netherlands one mentioned, but I don't get at all how that nor the anti-steering provision here would actually function. Were the dating apps IOS-only? Were the alt-payments embedded in the mobile app? In this cas