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Epic Games Store and Fortnite Arrive on EU iPhones

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Re: Epic Games Store and Fortnite Arrive on EU iPhones

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Post by regnerba »

withinboredom wrote: post #6

Literally just downloaded it. Even if it contains spyware, the freedom to choose to install spyware deliberately is refreshing.

Serious question: if it’s so important to you why use an iPhone? Not trying to be sarcastic or negative, really just curious.

Re: Epic Games Store and Fortnite Arrive on EU iPhones

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Post by nottorp »

regnerba wrote: post #11
withinboredom wrote: post #6

Literally just downloaded it. Even if it contains spyware, the freedom to choose to install spyware deliberately is refreshing.

Serious question: if it’s so important to you why use an iPhone? Not trying to be sarcastic or negative, really just curious.

Because the only competition is Android. Apple is the least bad choice if we're talking quality of the user experience. Don't bother comparing specs on paper, use both. And that's even before we take into account that Android is run by an advertising company.

Can't decide if it's sad or funny that Epic's greed clashed with Apple's greed and they ended up getting EU users a bit more freedom to decide what's run on the hardware they paid for...

Re: Epic Games Store and Fortnite Arrive on EU iPhones

#14

Post by Etheryte »

nailer wrote: post #2

All I wanted to see was a single screenshot or video. Ars used to be such a wonderful site. Anyway: https://youtu.be/_6cmu0NuM3g

What a wonderful example of malicious compliance. Honestly wish this got the treatment that third party app stores should be just as straightforward to get and use as the native one. Clearly Apple won't do this unless legally enforced.

Re: Epic Games Store and Fortnite Arrive on EU iPhones

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Post by fsflover »

nottorp wrote: post #13
regnerba wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Serious question: if it’s so important to you why use an iPhone? Not trying to be sarcastic or negative, really just curious.

Because the only competition is Android. Apple is the least bad choice if we're talking quality of the user experience. Don't bother comparing specs on paper, use both. And that's even before we take into account that Android is run by an advertising company. Can't decide if it's sad or funny that Epic's greed clashed with Apple's greed and they ended up getting EU users a bit more freedom to decide what's run on the…

> Because the only competition is Android.

It's not. Sent from my Librem 5.

Re: Epic Games Store and Fortnite Arrive on EU iPhones

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Post by withinboredom »

regnerba wrote: post #11
withinboredom wrote: post #6

Literally just downloaded it. Even if it contains spyware, the freedom to choose to install spyware deliberately is refreshing.

Serious question: if it’s so important to you why use an iPhone? Not trying to be sarcastic or negative, really just curious.

It's a fair question and boils down to a few things. We switched from Android in 2016 for good reasons, but now it would be too costly to switch back.
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