Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint

Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by abakker on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @11:18AM (#26168081)

Ah, the software Robin Hood, here to help the little guy understand how to best use their own computer... This is such a HN comment it hurts. Many people use iPhone and iPads as their primary devices because everything is easy and it all works. side loading apps is just not a concern that people outside of HN even have.

This lawsuit is about Epic trying to not pay the same fees as everyone else not some giant ethical debate over the rights that people should have on their devices. Epic wants rights for themselves, they don't want them for their customers.

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by rbtprograms on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @11:49AM (#26168455)

This is exactly the point I've been making to my friends who think like the commenter you replied to. "Forcing people to have some ability to load programs" is exactly why so many people use Apple products; because it's extremely intuitive for non-technology inclined people to use.

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by orangecat on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @06:34PM (#26173349)

But Macs can run unapproved software, which makes them too complex and dangerous for the general public, right?

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Re:Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint by mhh__ on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @01:37PM (#26169853)

And? They don't know any different or better, we don't make policy on anything based on people like that.

As I've said elsewhere, this is about tail risk not tomorrow.

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