Epic vs. Google: Google Loses

Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by lijok on Monday December 11, 2023 @08:07PM (#38607825)

Yes. Unlike Google, the deals Apple were making weren’t for the purposes of undermining competing app stores

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by amf12 on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:36PM (#38608614)

But, that's a false premise. Apple doesn't allow competing app stores.

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by lijok on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:35AM (#38613505)

Which is precisely why Apple couldn’t have been making deals for the purpose of undermining competing app stores.

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by Drew_ on Monday December 11, 2023 @09:37PM (#38608622)

However, Apple's deals were for the purpose of undermining competing payment systems.

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by lijok on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @10:35AM (#38613515)

They weren’t, because Apple does not allow competing payment systems.

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Re:Epic vs. Google: Google Loses by Drew_ on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @07:07PM (#38620756)

They do just not directly in-app. Many apps only allow subscription via the web. Namely Netflix and Amazon.

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