1984 Epic ad
for reference, they're riffing off of the legendary 1984 Apple ad.
Spotify's case is ongoing - it's not that "nothing has come of it". Antitrust cases basically take 3 - 5 years. This case will as well.
If they lose Apple will get told how to comply with the ruling by the EU, same as Microsoft were, and will have to pre-submit their solutions to the court for approval.
Incredibly embarrassing take. Whataboutism at its worst.
But those same people are rarely saying "Fuck Sony, Nintendo, Microsoft" either... 🤷♀️
Indeed.
Holy fuuuuuuuuck
This is the cringiest thing I've seen in a long time. George Orwell must be spinning in his grave.
Its mocking an Apple commercial "1984", I bet the majority of the Fortnite audience is under 13, so that comercial is almost 3 times their age so there is no way they get the reference.
Hell I bet they dont even know about the book
holy shit they're really taking a knee for fucking fortnite LMAOOOOOO
You mean when IE was forced into Windows and there was like no support for the others? And what other competition was there at the time... Apple? Wasn't even close to being the same size or comparison in any way to what we're dealing with today. Not at all.
This is the worst fucking timeline
(peak 2020 lmao)
Maybe, i actually have no clue about any of those cases.
I know MS needed to get rid of the internet explorer in Windows because of monopoly, surely you could download it for free after the windows instalation.
But turning down the walls on closed systems, to circumvent fees of the platform holder, never heard something like that.
But maybe it is a first, or there was already something like that.
Epic positioning it not as them making more money but by passing those savings along makes Apple look so bad, in the court of public opinion. Of course reality is a lot more nuanced - they're getting $7 from each Apple IAP purchase and are keeping $8 from each direct purchase. They're actually earning more (even after accounting for CC fees).
I don't think apple taking 30% of app purchases from the App Store itself is unreasonable. They built the fucking app store. It's their store. But where Apple is so so far over-the-top is disallowing any and all alternative payment methods and options when you're within the app, as Epic mentions. Not only are you forced to send all iOS IAP through Apple, you can't even hint at or allude to alternative payment methods, like suggest users sign up or pay on a browser. That's nuts, and highly monopolistic.
I don't think apple taking 30% of app purchases from the App Store itself is unreasonable. They built the fucking app store. It's their store. But where Apple is so so far over-the-top is disallowing any and all alternative payment methods and options when you're within the app, as Epic mentions. Not only are you forced to send all iOS IAP through Apple, you can't even hint at or allude to alternative payment methods, like suggest users sign up or pay on a browser. That's nuts, and highly monopolistic.
I didn't own a computer until 1999 lol. But like I said, the closest thing I can think of is that. I can't imagine Apple will win if the arguments are similar to the whole Windows ordeal
You don't even have to go that far lol. Vile shit is happening in the gaming industry too. Slaves are being used to build these new consoles and I've yet to see a single #FreeUighurs tweet from the gaming media.
Lmaoooo so they can take a cut 15% cut besides Apple. Okay I'm out epic reasoning is bullshit.Epic's stance goes further than that, and is now "we want to build our own App Store on iOS".
I'm going to imagine that Apple's defense here is something something, privacy first, safety first something something..Because it sounds like that's how they are justifying it.
They are sending their massive fanbase after Apple so they crack under the pressure. Goddamn, this escalated very quickly
It seems like all of this is a deliberate campaign to challenge Apple's monetization concept. I guess they fully expected to be removed from the store
This is incredibly corny.
Things should definitely change, but am I alone for liking the walled garden approach with iOS? The security as it stands would be lost otherwise.
Nah, probably not. the big 3 aren't exactly hurting for cash.
Also, this is targeted exclusively at Apple. Nothing that happens here would necessarily impact consoles.
All the parallels Epic is trying to draw are between iOS and Mac OS (General purpose computing) and the dual standards Apple is keeping. In the case of home consoles, those dual standards do not exist.
Ok. COD 2022 now is a free download but you can only play a short demo unless you pay Activision $80 directly through their payment portal. Console holders get nothing, players get nothing, developers in the trenches get nothing, Kotick gets a new private jet.
Here's the HQ video:
Epic's statement:
www.epicgames.com
Epic's statement:
Free Fortnite FAQ
Epic has taken legal action to end Apple and Google’s anti-competitive restrictions on mobile device marketplaces.
what's the difference between Android, Apple, MacOS, and Windows. All are all purpose OS's and only two of those are locked down from installing anything besides the store in which they get a 30% cut. 🤷♂️
Players are taking an in-game knee. I can't, I just fucking can't lmao ... this whole spectacle is bubbling over with cringe.
They made that shit ahead of time. They knew exactly what was gonna happen.
They don't. The entire complaint reads like a publicity stunt to fool non-legal folks.
Ahhhh that'd make sense - that they were sort of planning for this to happen.
I'm a little naive lmao.
This was planned for a while, they filed legal papers and everything today
Sounds really shitty from EPIC -
Epic join the Apple store with conditions that all developers need to follow
Epic then decide to change the rules without consulting Apple
Apple decides to remove the game and tell Epic to F off
Epic turns into Karen and throws a hissy fit
It also decides to get the gamers to unite on its servers (lol)
what kind of BS is this ??
Epic join the Apple store with conditions that all developers need to follow
Epic then decide to change the rules without consulting Apple
Apple decides to remove the game and tell Epic to F off
Epic turns into Karen and throws a hissy fit
It also decides to get the gamers to unite on its servers (lol)
what kind of BS is this ??