Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Epic Games has opened a lawsuit over the difficulty of sideloading apps...
  • umami_wasabi@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    How about all app stores (including Play Store and Samung own app store) not installed as system apps and show warnings equally when user install something new?

    • kamen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Imagine a case similar to what we had about the default web browser on Windows.

  • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    So if I’m reading this correctly, this is only a change in One UI, which Samsung makes, and only affects their devices… So why is Google being sued other than for headlines?

    Also, it’s still not blocked, just additional warnings educating users about security, or lack thereof with side loading.

    Not really on Epic’s side here honestly.

    • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      You’re talking about the same Epic that intentionally broke TOS, threw a tantrum when it was correctly kicked off the store, responded with a prepared 80-page lawsuit a day later, lost on all but one count, and is now strutting around pretending it was all for the players while taking their money by the fistful.

      • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Apples TOS is complete bullshit and I support anyone that breaks it.

        • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          2 months ago

          Wow, what a freedom fighter.

          Apple’s (and Google&Co’s) walled garden policies are absolute bullshit and should be outlawed, but in this, Epic is in the wrong. They agreed to a contract, they didn’t like it, so they chose to break it. Besides, saying that you “support something” does fuck all. Go and do something. Call a politician and get the law changed, you rebel.

            • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              2 months ago

              The relevant part in simple terms: if an app is distributed on the App Store, all in-app purchases must be made through the App Store (so Apple can have their 30%), the app can’t bypass this, and the app can’t contain links/buttons/calls to action to have the user bypass it. Epic implemented their own independent in-app purchase solution that violated this, and they got kicked out.

              Whether or not the 30% cut is fair is not relevant to the topic. I think it’s a baseless amount, and Apple’s walled garden is clearly anti-competitive and anti-consumer. The point is that Epic’s violation of the TOS was a premeditated action in order to inject their fake “for the players” narrative into their litigations and rally the Fortnite-addicted kids who didn’t know better. They had an 80-page lawsuit and a pissing CGI short film ready on the day. Apple wants all of the money, Epic wants all of the money, and they’re not above using every dirty trick they know.

              Obligatory IANAL, and this is old info, TOS may have changed. Hoeg Law on Youtube specializes in video games, it probably has a more in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the situation.

              • JackbyDev@programming.devEnglish
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                2 months ago

                Specifically because Apple is engaging in anti competitive and anti consumer practices (your words) I have a very difficult time seeing this action as “dirty.” Companies will do what companies do and pursue money, but if their pursuit of money coincidentally happens to fight for consumer rights then I don’t think we should say it’s dirty.

                Sort of like “if you don’t have your own, store bought is fine” lol

                • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
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                  2 months ago

                  They didn’t have to play. That’s the point. They didn’t have to agree to the contract. But since they did agree (and then intentionally broke the contract), they’re wrong too. They can’t be absolved of their part in this because the other party also did wrong. This is a two wrongs don’t make a right situation.