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Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by nmfisher on Thursday August 13, 2020 @09:42PM (#24152228)
To be fair, these are mostly integrations with other Google services. I wouldn't expect this to be an OS-level package.
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Re:Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store by zmmmmm on Thursday August 13, 2020 @10:00PM (#24152334)
Ironically, this is an example of where it is crucially important Oracle-Google case swings Google's way.

Currently, there are alternative implementations of Play Services that can be installed to replace Google's. However, if it is not fair use to use even the bare bones of an API definition without permission, then we can't even create a compatible implementation of such an API without the copyright holder's permission. In which case, we cannot replace Google Play services with anything else.

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