flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square279fedilinkarrow-up11.57Karrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up11.55Karrow-down1external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square279fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksandroid@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fanshackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareKᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·11 months agoI imagine Epic doesn’t really care about that so much as not giving Google 30% of in-game purchases in Fortnite.
minus-squareRefurbished Refurbisher@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoBut they wouldn’t have to use Google’s IAP service if they distributed Fortnite as a self-updating apk on their website.
minus-squareKᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoMaybe, but that’s not where the vast majority of people look for apks and part of the lawsuit where Epic says they have a monopoly.
minus-squaretheneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoAnd ask normal people to give their browser app-install permissions? Those sound very scary, not a very practical way to get a lot of users
I imagine Epic doesn’t really care about that so much as not giving Google 30% of in-game purchases in Fortnite.
But they wouldn’t have to use Google’s IAP service if they distributed Fortnite as a self-updating apk on their website.
Maybe, but that’s not where the vast majority of people look for apks and part of the lawsuit where Epic says they have a monopoly.
And ask normal people to give their browser app-install permissions?
Those sound very scary, not a very practical way to get a lot of users