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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 4 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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ulfw ◴[14 Aug 20 03:23 UTC] No.24152926[source]▶
A PR stunt from Epic and everyone's falling for it.
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0xy ◴[14 Aug 20 03:37 UTC] No.24153018[source]▶
A PR stunt that consumers and small businesses could benefit from. 30% decimates indie studios and makes some apps fiscally nonviable.
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tommymachine ◴[14 Aug 20 03:42 UTC] No.24153051[source]▶
You’re kidding right? You think this is going to make a difference in the cut?

The word you’re looking for by the way is “financially”. Fiscally is to do with taxes.

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1. 0xy ◴[14 Aug 20 03:45 UTC] No.24153075[source]▶
The word usage was correct. [1]

[1] https://www.dictionary.com/browse/fiscally

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2. tommymachine ◴[14 Aug 20 03:51 UTC] No.24153109[source]▶
It literally says “public” treasuries or revenues there, public meaning government. It’s a common misconception apparently!
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3. smelendez ◴[14 Aug 20 03:58 UTC] No.24153168[source]▶
The second definition says financial matters generally
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4. tommymachine ◴[14 Aug 20 05:07 UTC] No.24153802{3}[source]▶
A common enough misconception to be have been included in a dictionary!