Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store as well

Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by danilocesar on Thursday August 13, 2020 @07:45PM (#24151306)

Although I agree with you that is good that a big company did hit both walls at the same time, and that might benefit developers in the long term, It doesn't seem fair to compare Google's behavior and Apple's.

In the Android world, you still have an option. The option isn't good, you might end up limited, the user have to enable a scary checkbox, but you have an option. If Epic wants, they can create a micro store for android. The same thing they do with PCs today.

But you can't do it with an apple device. You have no option, no workaround. That's the monopoly that needs to be destroyed.

Even if both companies behaviors are detrimental for developers, Apple is way, way worst.

That all said: Sadly, this is not about freedom but about money. My bet is that Apply will lose the restrictions for Epic and they will drop the case.

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Re:Fortnite seems to have been removed from the Play Store a... by millzlane on Thursday August 13, 2020 @08:07PM (#24151543)

>My bet is that Apply will lose the restrictions for Epic and they will drop the case. They will have to do it for all dev's. Not just the big house name brands.

This is probably going to fundamentally change the landscape. Congress accused the big players including Apple of anti consumer behavior. Not being in control of your own device (Read: not being able to side load software without paying a fee.) will be the downfall of the app store.

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