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Re:Apple ordered to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine, Fortnite... by badsectoracula on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @07:54AM (#24270418)
The main issue with iOS isn't really so much iOS itself but the secondary effects it has over the entire industry - after all it has been very clear that Microsoft is salivating over the prospect of being Apple v2.0 and having as much control over the PC ecosystem as Apple has over the iOS ecosystem.
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Re:Apple ordered to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine, Fortnite... by hellisothers on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:20AM (#24271019)
Are you telling me there is no “Linux of mobile devices” out there? I’m struggling to recall but I feel like there have been many much more open devices _and_ OSs our there but it turns out consumers don’t care enough about those aspects to want that.
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Re:Apple ordered to not block Epic’s Unreal Engine, Fortnite... by badsectoracula on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:31AM (#24271110)
Well, Android is technically "Linux of mobile devices", though i guess you didn't mean that :-P.

But yes, the options are too few and things can go like apples - one bad Apple can spoil the bunch.

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