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A comment on Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was dishonest, says judge. Parent comment

Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by shadowgovt on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @12:52PM (#24630118)
They could, but what's the benefit? Apple is currently innovating by being closed.

(Android is a more complicated story; if you mean "The Android ecosystem tied to Google Play Services and controlled by Google," I can agree. There's a whole chunk of Android not meeting that criteria, and by many people's estimates, it's behind the 'closed' one for features and reliability).

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Re:Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was ... by ece on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @01:43PM (#24630754)
Let's define innovation here, for iOS it would be the A13 and widgets, while for Android it would be folding screens and a modular Android that's easier to update. But you know, this thread is about Fortnite not being on iOS, and Apple weaponizing technologies like Metal and Safari. Apple innovation is lock-in, while Android is not.
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