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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: 0s | 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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rvz ◴[13 Aug 20 20:13 UTC] No.24148127[source]▶
Even worse. Imagine if the World Wide Web was not open and you had to go through a closed WWW like AOL and websites were "under review" by the providers and would take a 30% cut of your revenues or clicks on your web app or subscription service and websites require going only through that provider.

Thank goodness that wasn't the case.

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Seirdy ◴[13 Aug 20 20:15 UTC] No.24148178[source]▶
It could be the case if AMP grows dominant; given the market share of Google Search, it could be enough to create a controlled (er, "curated") web in a similar spirit.
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Ziggy_Zaggy ◴[13 Aug 20 22:33 UTC] No.24150405[source]▶
Ppl still use Google for searches?

Mind.blown.

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sweatpants ◴[13 Aug 20 22:39 UTC] No.24150484[source]▶
I have DDG as my search portal, and pretty much every single search is followed by another with !g on it. The results are terrible. So please recommend something better.
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Covzire ◴[14 Aug 20 01:29 UTC] No.24152139{3}[source]▶
I've been trying to use DDG for over a year now and it's not all roses either. Very frequent !g's.

Overall it feels a little bit like self-flagellation which I'm hoping is for the greater good, that DDG's algo will improve with use and eventually I won't need !g anymore.

Maybe DDG needs a browser extension that let's you seamlessly provide feedback with every !g to teach them what you were actually looking for.

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1. sweatpants ◴[17 Aug 20 22:12 UTC] No.24192842{4}[source]▶
Yup, I hate DDG at this point. While having it as my main search on every browser/device. If there are better alternatives I'd love to know about them.