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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: 0.002s | 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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1. ab_testing ◴[14 Aug 20 00:44 UTC] No.24151848[source]▶
Yup that is the ultimate goal - to increase software and services revenue. That is what is mandating push to A chips in macbooks. Once the A chips are mainstream, then Apple will require companies like Adbobe, Intellij and even Microsoft to pay them 30% if they want the privelge of running their apps on MacOS.

Want to run Photoshop, IntelliJ or Outlook, 30% of what you charge is going to Apple.