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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: 0.001s | 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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Spooky23 ◴[13 Aug 20 21:26 UTC] No.24149512[source]▶
Try playing Minecraft between your non-Windows 10 PC and anything mobile, or between anything and a Mac.
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skuthus ◴[13 Aug 20 22:00 UTC] No.24149996[source]▶
Java edition will work on all x86 machines
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1. oneplane ◴[13 Aug 20 22:28 UTC] No.24150354[source]▶
Try to play on ARM. Or use the non-Java version on something that isn't Windows. There are always arguments to be found, but most of them are tangential to the matter at hand.
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