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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 2 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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nojs ◴[13 Aug 20 21:06 UTC] No.24149163[source]▶
I fear that macOS is going this way. The amount of hoops to jump through to run third party apps seems to grow with every release.
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blkhp19 ◴[13 Aug 20 21:13 UTC] No.24149291[source]▶
You literally just right click and open. Hardly a hoop.
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nojs ◴[13 Aug 20 21:17 UTC] No.24149357[source]▶
Right, until the app needs to access a file, change a setting or do any number of other things.
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blkhp19 ◴[13 Aug 20 21:31 UTC] No.24149590[source]▶
Is clicking allow when it asks to access your documents folder that crazy? Is that really a hoop not worth jumping through? Those prompts show up after a clean install and on occasion when you install a new app. Those same prompts prevent you from giving ransomware access to your whole FS.
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1. skuthus ◴[13 Aug 20 21:59 UTC] No.24149981[source]▶
How about when things move to Apple Silicon? Will they then not be just as locked down as iOS iPadOS? Subjected to the same limited app store?
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2. zapzupnz ◴[13 Aug 20 22:17 UTC] No.24150237[source]▶
No, why would you think that? Just because they’re on the same processor architecture? That’s a stretch. Macs are Macs whether they have Apple Silicon, Intel, or PowerPC inside; they remain the proverbial truck to iOS’ sleek car.