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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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simonh ◴[13 Aug 20 22:26 UTC] No.24150336[source]▶
Microsoft already does exactly this on console. When will we see the Google Stadia game streaming app on the XBOX? Does Microsoft really not take a cut of VBucks bought on the Microsoft store?

This is just three big corporations fighting over their respective slices of the pie, if you think any of this is being said or done for your benefit I’m sure Epic has a plentiful supply of really tasty Koolaid for you. But no pie, sorry.

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ngngngng ◴[13 Aug 20 22:40 UTC] No.24150493[source]▶
> Microsoft already does exactly this on console.

I never thought about it like this. It could be viewed differently because the Xbox is a game console and the iphone is a general handheld computer, but perhaps it should be illegal to restrict users installing software on your device by any means they choose, though there's no reason for you to support those means.

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bravoetch ◴[13 Aug 20 22:45 UTC] No.24150548[source]▶
Microsoft was dragged through court for it's aggressive browser install on windows back in the day. Now everybody is getting rich off apple stock and there's not much incentive to hold them to the same standard. They even started with a monopolistic policy - if it's duplicating functionality they'll remove it from the app store. People keep buying iPhones because they don't care.
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1. scarface74 ◴[13 Aug 20 23:33 UTC] No.24151146[source]▶
Microsoft was taken to court for three reasons - forcing OEMs to pay a license fee for each PC sold whether or not the OEM shipped the PC with Windows, Office Productivity monopoly and the browser.

It wasn’t until 2010 that IEs market share started eroding. It didn’t have anything to do with the government.

Almost 20 years later, MS still has the same market share in both operating systems and office productivity and no one cares about browser dominance except for Google.

When MS was under investigation they were the most valuable company in the US. Now they are number 3.

So how effective was the government last time?