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1704 points ardit33 | 1 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

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andreasley ◴[13 Aug 20 20:37 UTC] No.24148645[source]▶

Epic Games has filed a lawsuit [1] and published a Fortnite-themed parody of Apple's "1984" [2] to get some publicity for it.

[1] https://cdn2.unrealengine.com/apple-complaint-734589783.pdf

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euiSHuaw6Q4

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coldcode ◴[13 Aug 20 20:51 UTC] No.24148908[source]▶

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They will lose as the TOS clearly indicates the rules and Epic agreed to them. This is basic contract law. Apple has a massive team of experienced lawyers.

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1. Neil44 ◴[13 Aug 20 22:05 UTC] No.24150072[source]▶

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Epic also has lawyers. This bit is just a quick chess opening, the real battle is a few moves down the line from here.

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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store