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Re:Tim Sweeney on Apple and Google by myspy on Friday September 11, 2020 @08:04AM (#24441755)
Sideloading is not the goal. The goal is to establish another store front to sell games with. This is no fight to open up the device, it's a fight to gain profit.
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Re:Tim Sweeney on Apple and Google by colinmhayes on Friday September 11, 2020 @11:45AM (#24443999)
I don't give a shit about their goal. If they win precedent will be set to not only allow anyone to open a store, it'll be set to allow sideloading too. The outcome is undeniably good for me, that's all that matters.
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Re:Tim Sweeney on Apple and Google by pharke on Friday September 11, 2020 @08:18AM (#24441872)
If they set a precedent then it is likely we will get at least a few more stores if not an abundance. That's at least some improvement. There's an off chance of a complete opening up of iOS devices but I wouldn't bet on it.
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