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Re:Apple accuses Epic of “Willful, brazen, and unlawful” con... by tasogare on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:36PM (#24416781)
30% commission, no alternative store(s), $99/year developer subscription, only seven days side loading on person device if not paying the aforementioned fees, Apple have for long stockpiled reasons for developers and hobbyists to dislike how they treat developers. I’m siding 100% with Epic on this.
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Re:Apple accuses Epic of “Willful, brazen, and unlawful” con... by olliej on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:47PM (#24416855)
As opposed to all the other stores that ... charge 30% or so, but don’t host free software as well?

Seriously, I need someone to explain what makes this any different from The google store or consoles? I mean aside from consoles not supporting free (as in price) software either

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Re:Apple accuses Epic of “Willful, brazen, and unlawful” con... by Gobd on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:52PM (#24416893)
On an Android phone I can just use F-Droid or install an apk I downloaded from anywhere. That's not the case with an iPhone. Not sure about consoles.
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Re:Apple accuses Epic of “Willful, brazen, and unlawful” con... by m00x on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:56PM (#24416930)
Android has the ability to side-load, as well as install other app stores.

IOS has a complete monopoly on their mobile vertical.

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Re:Apple accuses Epic of “Willful, brazen, and unlawful” con... by justapassenger on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @11:56PM (#24416927)
2 wrongs don't make a right.
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