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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 1 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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lordleft ◴[13 Aug 20 20:04 UTC] No.24147974[source]▶
Imagine if Microsoft did this on PCs. a) prohibiting the installation of non-windows store software (sideloading) and b) insisting that all purchases done via apps give them a 30% cut. I think this is a ridiculous practice on the behalf of Apple.
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s3r3nity ◴[13 Aug 20 20:13 UTC] No.24148143[source]▶
Imagine if Microsoft only had 14% global market share.*

[*] https://gs.statcounter.com/os-market-share

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pier25 ◴[13 Aug 20 20:16 UTC] No.24148202[source]▶
Why is market share relevant?

Also, Apple has a much bigger market share in the US simply because most of the world cannot afford an iPhone.

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1. __d ◴[13 Aug 20 21:28 UTC] No.24149535[source]▶
Because the only legal avenue to challenge Apple's policies is anti-trust law, and because Apple doesn't have a monopoly, it's hard to argue against them on anti-trust grounds.