So can you find other real example, since this one is invalid because of Epic lawsuit. All Apple fans name Facebook so please show us the Facebook example or maybe shut up about Facebook and use a real example not imagined ones.

What about Epic's lawsuit makes Fortnite invalid?

Fortnite also is not on the most popular store on PC so it is not just about their lawsuit. They want to run a store on all platforms and have said they will be launching an Epic game store on iOS. So I don't understand why they are invalid.

But that is a clear example, they are not on the official store for iOS or Android (which also is not part of Epic's lawsuit).

As far as Facebook goes, I don't think anyone is claiming that Facebook will in fact do it so maybe tone it down a bit. But Facebook is an example of a company that has enough of a user base that they could try to convince users to download a store and likely many would since they are addicted to social media and they own Instagram.

TikTok likely could. Microsoft would be stupid to not be looking into it. Steam could be looking into it.

None of those are concrete and to my knowledge none of them have signaled that they would. But those are companies that have enough of a name and a product that they could likely very easily get users to download the App Store which turns into a gateway for others to use their store instead of the Apple App Store since it is is now on their phone.

Regardless of all of those companies, there is zero reason to discount the fact that Epic is doing this on iOS. They skip the Android Play Store and they are doing it on PC. Fortnite has a ton of market power.

Edit: Also Facebook very much has an incentive to explore this option. Not only would it be another revenue source (and maybe they could somehow tie it into their VR/AR stuff) but they have been vocal about their issues with Apple in the past.

Epic is in a lawsuit with Apple, the reason the game is not in the store is not because Apple kicked the game out of the store.

There is Minecraft as an example, they are not on Steam, Gog or Epic store but they are for sure on Android store.

So find an example of a real application that is not made by a company that is in lawsuit or has or wants a Store.

Fortnite is not on Android: https://play.google.com/store/search?q=fortnite&c=apps

That has absolutely nothing to do with their Lawsuit with Apple. They are also not on Steam. That has absolutely nothing to do with their lawsuit with Apple.

So no, them being on iOS is not only because of the lawsuit with Apple.

What does Minecraft have to do with anything? Yes I know they are owned by Microsoft but that is a weird example. While the OG is not on Steam, Legends is.

So... Fortnite is a real example that is happening on Android, right now!

They have already said they are going to do exactly this with iOS.

> or has or wants a Store.

That... doesn't disqualify anyone since that's the entire point. If they don't want a store, then obviously concern about them making a store and not being on the Apple App Store is a non issue.

That makes no sense.

Huh? Fortnite is totally on Android: https://www.fortnite.com/mobile/android

It's on Android, but they meant that it's not on the Play store. They brought Fortnite up as an example of a popular app not available through the Play store. They don't want this to happen to iPhone apps in the future; they'd prefer either that the app is on the Apple app store, or it isn't distributed at all.

Yeah that was my bad, I meant the play store which is why I linked too that.

That is why I brought it up as an example, it is a major app that is ditching the play store on Android just like they have announced they will be doing for iOS.