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Re: Epic Games is also suing Google over Fortnites removal from the Play Store

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Post by leereeves » Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 11:32 AM UTC

drenvuk wrote: post #10

anupamchugh wrote: post #9

It's all a marketing gimmick. Apple and Google would probably negotiate and reduce the cut for Epic Games. Indie devs would still suffer.

This is Sweeney's doing. You really think he's going to stop at a deal just for Epic? He has a righteousness streak that a lot of people seem to not understand and I don't know why.

I hope Sweeney wins this battle and opens up the smartphone app market, but considering how many games he has signed to exclusive deals on the Epic Games Store I think his motives are selfish, not righteous or pro-consumer.

He's fighting to tear down walls here, but at the same time he's building walls elsewhere.

Re: Epic Games is also suing Google over Fortnites removal from the Play Store

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Post by ascagnel_ » Fri, Aug 14, 2020, 1:53 PM UTC

leereeves wrote: post #11

drenvuk wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Sweeney's doing. You really think he's going to stop at a deal just for Epic? He has a righteousness streak that a lot of people seem to not understand and I don't know why.

I hope Sweeney wins this battle and opens up the smartphone app market, but considering how many games he has signed to exclusive deals on the Epic Games Store I think his motives are selfish, not righteous or pro-consumer. He's fighting to tear down walls here, but at the same time he's building walls elsewhere.

He's fighting to tear down walls so his role as a gatekeeper is more valuable. The Epic v. Apple suit explicitly mentions that, without Apple's alleged anticompetitive behavior, Epic would build a version of their store for iOS, and it's not a huge leap to think that Epic would roll out a version of their free games program on it to drive traffic.

Re: Epic Games is also suing Google over Fortnites removal from the Play Store

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Post by esyir » Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 7:33 AM UTC

jollins wrote: post #4

Whatarethese wrote: post #3

I want to play Fortnite on PC from platform that isn’t owned by EPIC. Is that possible? No, its exclusive to Epic Game Store. They are hypocrites.

Is the Epic game store the only place to get software on Windows?

Is the Google play store the only place to get apps on android?

Re: Epic Games is also suing Google over Fortnites removal from the Play Store

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Post by tinus_hn » Sat, Aug 15, 2020, 8:26 AM UTC

leereeves wrote: post #11

drenvuk wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is Sweeney's doing. You really think he's going to stop at a deal just for Epic? He has a righteousness streak that a lot of people seem to not understand and I don't know why.

I hope Sweeney wins this battle and opens up the smartphone app market, but considering how many games he has signed to exclusive deals on the Epic Games Store I think his motives are selfish, not righteous or pro-consumer. He's fighting to tear down walls here, but at the same time he's building walls elsewhere.

I hope not because I don’t want my phone to be a Windows like malware shitfest. I like that I can install any app there is and be reasonably sure it isn’t going to steal my private data or ransom me.