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Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by alexeldeib on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:38PM (#24145263)
From the original article, this also sidesteps google play.
Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by Wowfunhappy on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:27PM (#24145830)
Sure, I just don't think Epic has a very strong argument there. I mean, who knows what lawmakers will think, but if I was the one to decide, I would tell Epic tough luck.

Consumers can choose to side-step the Play Store with a few taps. iOS users would need to throw out their phones.

Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by celticninja on Thursday August 13, 2020 @12:51PM (#24145412)
I don't think that Google has the same requirements as apple, vis a vis, all payments need to go through apple app store, which includes subscriptions or coin purchases.
Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by minhazm on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:08PM (#24145603)
They both have very similar policies. Why do you think Epic took Fortnite off of the Play store in the first place?
Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by dogma1138 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @01:14PM (#24145679)
They do, the only difference is that unlike Apple Google just takes the money and gives the users nothing in return.
Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by fomine3 on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:31PM (#24151744)
Actually Google provides reword program (Play Points) but Apple doesn't.
Re:Epic direct payment on mobile by dogma1138 on Friday August 14, 2020 @04:05AM (#24155167)
I’ll take 6+ years worth of updates for my devices instead, Google drops support even to their own Pixel line within 2 years.