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Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store

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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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dmix ◴[14 Aug 20 03:26 UTC] No.24152955[source]▶
My favourite is trying to spin two billion dollar companies fighting over percentages as some “big brother” battle. I don’t remember this part of 1984.
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algorithmsRcool ◴[14 Aug 20 03:58 UTC] No.24153170[source]▶
Epic might not be the little guy, but Apple is worth almost $2 Trillion. That is a pretty big brother.
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saagarjha ◴[14 Aug 20 10:44 UTC] No.24156231[source]▶
Epic is not a little guy but they certainly are the little guy in this fight.
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m11a ◴[14 Aug 20 19:48 UTC] No.24162427[source]▶
They're not, really. Both companies have enough money to pay for the best lawyers and keep the case going for as long as it takes. There may be a big valuation difference, but it's a fair fight for that reason. Besides, Epic Games is owned by Tencent, which is worth considerably more than Apple, in terms of market cap.
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1. saagarjha ◴[14 Aug 20 22:25 UTC] No.24164029[source]▶
> Tencent, which is worth considerably more than Apple, in terms of market cap

Sorry? Apple's is hovering around $2 trillion right now, Tencent's is less than trillion is it not? And they only own a minority stake in Epic…