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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 3 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.208s | source
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throwaway140820 ◴[14 Aug 20 04:16 UTC] No.24153297[source]▶
Apologies for the extreme swearing that ensues.

Wow, I would have hoped for better support from the HN community. Instead there are apologists after apologists. So what if Epic is big. Really, seriously shouldn't we have had alternative app stores available form the official ones. Why is this even a point of debate? All the time we hear stories of people one of our own getting fucked by these app stores and their lordship and now that we have an opportunity to make some noise, this is the response? Fuck that. Maybe we deserve these lords.

Fuck your security and fuck your walled gardens. Fucking no alternative browser allowed. Fuck that, fuck you apple and fuck you google. Fuck your monopoly and chokehold on the devs.

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msh ◴[14 Aug 20 04:28 UTC] No.24153395[source]▶
Why does epic single out two platforms and not also sue Microsoft (Xbox), Sony and Nintendo. Seems like double standards to me.
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1. throwaway140820 ◴[14 Aug 20 04:31 UTC] No.24153416[source]▶
Can we please have a precedent set, once that starts I am confident other walled gardens will come down too. Also gaming consoles are not an essential part of life, at least not in my country where people usually can't afford to indulge in those luxuries.
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2. etchalon ◴[14 Aug 20 04:35 UTC] No.24153464[source]▶
Android sort of proves that walled gardens won't come down.

And Epic's lawsuit(s!) aren't about brining those gardens down.

They're about Epic, and other developers, getting absolute control over their place in that garden.

They don't care that the walled garden exists.

They're just angry about the cost of the manure.

3. imtringued ◴[14 Aug 20 08:02 UTC] No.24155140[source]▶
Why is an iPhone an essential part of life? Gaming consoles are cheaper than iPhones and you can often order previous gen Consoles like the 3DS directly from Nintendo's online store for an even lower price.