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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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1704 points ardit33 | 9 comments | 13 Aug 20 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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hijklmno ◴[14 Aug 20 07:03 UTC] No.24154700[source]▶
It's not Apple vs. Fortnite. It's actually Apple vs. Users. Apple has been taking us for a ride this whole time. We pay damn much and buy the phone. It is the user's property from then on. What the user install's and uninstall's from his phone should be his decision. Taking a cut of say, 3%, to keep the app store running is forgivable. But 30% digging into users pocket is unpardonable. Apple is no longer the underdog that it was 40 years ago, and some fanboys pretending it to be is despicable. It's a monopoly and the only thing it cares is it's profitability. Despite all the sugarcoated lies Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google have been saying to the senate, they are a monopoly. Stop letting them deceive us. Let's take the power back. Stop enabling such deception. Death of a country is determined by it's governance. Death of a society is determined by it's culture and greedy monopolies. The way we can claim our power is by raising awareness to the point that the powers that are will take note and take action.
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pferde ◴[14 Aug 20 07:08 UTC] No.24154744[source]▶
What monopoly? Nobody is forcing you to buy Apple and enter into their rotten walled garden. If you "pay damn much and buy the phone", you are doing it of your own volition.

"Take the power back" by not continuing to give them your money.

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1. hijklmno ◴[14 Aug 20 07:12 UTC] No.24154775[source]▶
Take the money back and go where? Live in a hut? It's such enabling behaviors that embolden these elitists to lord over our lives. You can't let anyone be a gatekeeper to technology and progress. This applies to every major tech player. And this is the time that we need to make our voices heard.
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2. evbpcapfxy ◴[14 Aug 20 07:23 UTC] No.24154856[source]▶
Personally I think the best option if we could move away from iOS and Android to a pure Linux phone like Librem5. I don't think it's there yet though. Seems like Vavle have had some success in supporting gaming on Linux so having a better alternative seems possible.
3. YarickR2 ◴[14 Aug 20 07:26 UTC] No.24154886[source]▶
Found a company. Bring it to success. Build an ecosystem around it . Your voice will be heard, then.
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4. bzb4 ◴[14 Aug 20 07:48 UTC] No.24155048[source]▶
Take the money back and go to Android.
5. pferde ◴[14 Aug 20 08:10 UTC] No.24155199[source]▶
Yes, sure, make your voice heard, fight against the abuses, that can only help.

But at the same time, do not pretend that there are not any alternatives. Yes, perhaps those alternatives are not as convenient, but choosing them over the "wrong" choice should be an equal part of the fight.

And "Live in a hut"? Please do not be overly maudlin. We are talking consumer electronics here - something that is still considered luxury - not fundamental philosophies of life or economic models of society.

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6. bmarquez ◴[14 Aug 20 08:38 UTC] No.24155402[source]▶
> talking consumer electronics here - something that is still considered luxury

I disagree. A smartphone is a necessity in this current era. If for example your government requires you to install a Covid tracing app, what choice do you have besides Apple and Android (both of which removed Fortnite)?

7. mantap ◴[14 Aug 20 09:02 UTC] No.24155558[source]▶
Even people living in actual huts have smartphones now. Seriously.

You can't meaningfully participate in society without access to the Internet, especially during a pandemic.

8. belorn ◴[14 Aug 20 09:41 UTC] No.24155801[source]▶
I welcome anyone to try to live a month in Sweden without a smartphone and a credit card from a major bank, just to demonstrate how incredible dependent society has made citizen on being customers to those companies.

Just a few weeks ago there were a bit of news where you could not sign up for a corona test unless you had the bank verififed identification smartphone app installed. When the local government in charge of testing was interviewed, they said that for people without the app they would help them install it. Problem solved.

Some luxury products are very different to other luxury products.

9. jason0597 ◴[14 Aug 20 10:00 UTC] No.24155925[source]▶
Easier said than done