Apple stayed on message while Epic filled out the record | Elizabeth Lopatto | May 24, 2021 | The Verge
I’d say Apple should allow other sales options, but that only Apple-certified/reviewed apps be allowed on iPhones.
That might mean Apple charges all paid apps a 5-8% fee instead of 30%. Then Apple could keep their walled garden just as secure as it is now.
Why post an article that is behind a pay wall? Trying to encourage the FR tradition of commenting without reading?
I just did.
FT is blocked, the Verge link “doesn’t exist”
Learnt?
As a mobile games developer, Apple is doing same thing it threatened years ago under the guise of security.
They were going to ban any game not made directly with native iOS tools. No Unity3D engine, no Unreal Engine. No Xamarin, No Cocos. Nothing. That would have reduced Apple a has-been.
The Epic Fortnite issue important as a gamer can but an add-on through (in-app purchase) on the Epic Games Store (or the PlayStation Store or the Microsoft Store or the Google Play Store and the add-ons will function cross-account) only Apple disallows this.
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Epic v. Apple fight: Billions at stake as judge determines fate of App Store
by Alexis Keenan May 25, 2021
Alexis Keenan is a legal reporter for Yahoo Finance and former litigation attorney. Alexis Keenan on Twitter @alexiskweed.
While Wedbush analyst Dan Ives predicted that Apple would win its court battle with Epic, he pointed out that the tech giant has also faced antitrust scrutiny in both the European Union and the U.S. In October, House Democrats issued a damning report on Big Tech finding that the App Store allowed Apple to “generate supra-normal profits.”
“We continue to believe Apple comes out with a victory in this Game of Thrones battle, but clearly risks exist if the Judge goes against Apple,” Ives said. “We believe Apple winning the Epic case will remove a major overhang on the stock, although Big Tech remains in regulatory scrutiny for years to come.”
The big tech companies are monopolies and thus are abusive.