Apple fanboys would cause they're so stupid. I mean you'd have to be an idiot to get an iPhone over an Android phone anyway
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Gaming Apple vs Epic
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They’re not going to get Apple to turn into an open source platform in a million years.
Are Epic high?
As Ken Watanabe said in Godzilla 2014 - let them fight.
That's not quite what they're asking for. macOS isn't open source either but it allows you to install whatever you want on your Mac, you're not limited to the App Store. Their total control over iOS is one of the many reasons I'd never get an iPhone.
Worth noting that Tencent, the Chinese multi-billion dollar social media company, owns 40% of Epic, so this could entirely be geopolitics being played out through, Epic, Apple, Google, etc in response to TikTok.
Means no UE support for Mac which is big. Going to be interesting what Sweeney says.
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Apple going nuclear as expected. Cannot see this ending well for Epic.
Any idea what Epic is hoping to achieve with this? They are effectively banned from two largest mobile operating system and on Apple you can't even side load their app. It's way too much to save 30% cut.
Make Apple look bad so they can look like a hero while they're actually just wanting to be Apple.
With their public responses they were blatantly expecting everything that's happened so far and are loading up the lawsuit for a big payout which will now include earnings from the Unreal engine as well as Fortnite - basically billions if it lasts for a long time.
I guess their thought process is that they can survive this and will be better off if they win in the courts. The funny thing is that Apple banning Unreal Engine as a development tool probably plays into their hands as it shows how closed the system is and that Apple can basically do what they want which Epic will claim is not a fair market. Whether it's enough to force the court to make Apple open up is going to be interesting.
I can see it having different results in the EU to America as the EU generally don't like closed systems (making Microsoft ask which Browser / search engine you want to use for example after an investigation).
Feck Apple, that is all.
It’s about time someone took Apple down a peg. Here’s hoping it comes off.
Money talks and Apple have more of it than anyone.
https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/21/21396313/apple-fortnite-lawsuit-emails-app-store-ban-epic
I'm no fan of Apple but their response to Sweeney was a great long winded way to basically say "go feck yourself"
I'm no fan of Apple but their response to Sweeney was a great long winded way to basically say "go feck yourself"
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I wonder how strong Apple's legal team will be.
Umm, the best money can buy?
Apple v Epic: Tim Cook takes the stand in Epic legal row https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57199547
I bet they make 10’s of millions from it but it’s still practically a rounding error for Apple.I think I saw another BBC article saying lifetime net profits were estimated at $30bn!
They've made $100m revenue from Fortnite alone apparently.
That's unbelievable. As if Apple don't know the revenue coming from the app store. To be fair the maths is difficult, 30% of total income via app store minus labour and overhead costs. I can see why they can't say it to the court...I know it's not that simple,
Apple dealt major blow in Epic Games trial https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58522588
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Kmaarnnn epiiicc. Delighted.
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