No that's on the parent's for allowing their kid to have access to an account that can make purchases and nothing more.
ALSO that happens all the time even in apples walled garden and isnt at all the reason for apple limted in store purchase
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Epic Games Asks Court to Allow Fortnite Back on the App Store
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ALSO that happens all the time even in apples walled garden and isnt at all the reason for apple limted in store purchase
Amazon is an authorized Apple reseller who gives top display for their products. That’s business. Epic isn’t selling $800 iPads and $3000 MacBook Pros in their online store.
Depending on the platform and how you earned the V-Bucks (either through playing or purchase) will control your V-Buck balance on that platform. Per "Why don't all of my V-Bucks transfer across platforms?", if you buy 1000 V-Bucks on your PC, they won't be available on PS4. This is I suspect to avoid having to pay Sony money for those V-Bucks.
I’d guess it was “noblesse oblige” flavor, since Epic are so nobly championing the rights of smaller, independent game developers to sign exclusive distribution deals with the Epic Games Store.
Epic just filed for something that was just decided by the court.
I hope they get told to where to stick it.
I hope they get told to where to stick it.
What are you talking about? My avatar is me, Not Tim Cook. Not all of us old white guys look the same, you know.
That was a TRO. This is a preliminary injunction. Each time they get to try to develop the factual record a bit more. Doesn’t mean the result will be any different, of course.
This is going to be an interesting one to watch; Apple has a consistent theme of privacy, protection of its users, and reasonable terms relative to what was available before the store was created. At the same time, the 30% rate is likely too high today, especially for extremely high-value apps; it really should drop some, although the 5% range is ignoring the value that Apple provides to their customers— I see something closer to 20% with maybe 10% for subscription renewals as being sustainable.
Everything Epic wants is contrary to Apple’s core theme, especially when taken to extreme (which is hard to avoid). You can’t require a developer website to register as that defeats the privacy controls; you can’t allow side-loading as that compromises security; you can’t support alternative stores as there is no means to force compliance of the values Apple is pushing when multiple parties can approve an app.
Everything Epic wants is contrary to Apple’s core theme, especially when taken to extreme (which is hard to avoid). You can’t require a developer website to register as that defeats the privacy controls; you can’t allow side-loading as that compromises security; you can’t support alternative stores as there is no means to force compliance of the values Apple is pushing when multiple parties can approve an app.
Exactly - it's within their own power to get back on the store tomorrow, they don't need an injunction. This was pretty much covered in the original filing and the judge tossed it out because they were the agents of their own problem.
Fight Apple in court if you want, no problem with that, but whilst you do so you abide by the rules and stop pretending that the 'irreparable" harm you are alleging is caused by anyone but yourself.
Of course Epic have a choice, they could either abide by the contract terms they previously agreed to, or not. If they don't agree, they are not driven from the marketplace, as their marketplace is gaming. Gaming is not high on any other gaming developers radar, most preferring either Windows based pc's, Xbox or Playstation. Therefore they have many avenues to market their products, sadly for them, they have chosen a course of action, that, at this stage, will prevent them displaying their product on the most popular smartphone.
However their in-house legal time will probably cost less than an advertising campaign on mainstream media, so whining about this issue gets them so free publicity.
If you had read what I wrote, you'd note that I'd implied that it was the parents fault. However to state that was the reason is incorrect, if I could be bothered I'd find a link where Apple described that as one of many reasons to limit in app purchases. Many companies were very sneaky in how the promoted free apps, with in app purchases. I'd put Epic in that basic.
Because then it wouldn’t be a walled garden system? What happens if I want Word on my iPhone>. I would need to go to the Microsoft Store. What happens if I want Fortnite? I would need to get it from the Epic Store. What about Photoshop? Adobe store. Not to mention Epic WILL 100% do what they have done on PC and get exclusive iOS apps on their store.
Epic has completely lost me as a customer. In some ways, I was applauding them with the Epic Store on PC so Steam would have some other big store finally. But now, I am spending $100+ re-buying the Epic Exclusives that are now on Steam again so I never have to install the Epic Store again.
I re-bought Satisfactory, Borderlands 3 and Control on Steam now.
ONG Really? You really believe that Epic actually care about indie developers?
Just what exactly has Tim Sweeney done to get that vote of confidence? Not said, but what actions have you seen from Epic to demonstrate this will help the little guys and gals?
What happens when companies start making their apps only available via third party app stores? This would also mean that apps which don’t form to Apple’s strict guidelines would be available on iOS devices as well.
Some may be welcome (game streaming apps), others less so (imagine facebook with trackers that wouldn’t have cleared App Store review).
I don’t think that having the apps I want to use being fragmented amongst multiple different app stores is a great user experience. I feel that the current walled-garden approach of the App Store is what allows for the greatest amount of good for the greatest number of users, and the people wanting the App Store to be opened up just so they can play a game they normally couldn’t, it just strikes me as being extremely myopic.
Imagine a guest come to your house and tell you how you should live.. I’ll say ####off.. please all dump epic. There are plenty other games to play.. move on..
Epic broke its contract with Apple knowing what the consequences would be. At the same time knowing the the customers were the real losers and they didn't care. Now Epic wants to be reinstated because they're losing money not that they care about the customer Tim Cook even gave them a chance to get reinstated if they went back to the original agreement and they didn't respond
Epic should change their name to $$$$ something of which they'll have less of thanks to Sweeny
Epic should change their name to $$$$ something of which they'll have less of thanks to Sweeny
I have to believe Congress is posturing for the election. It's a pretty dumb idea right now to attack the only part of the economy that's growing.
And the thing about anti-trust is there needs to be monopoly to pursue. And I don't see any among any of the "big tech" companies.
What I do think is a legitimate concern is how companies are handling user data, and that is a place Congress can act. Apple, I believe, shouldn't be swept up into that argument, but I fear they're suffering from guilt by association and a misplaced desire to appear "fair".
Nonsense.
I have no alternative to legally get my delicious home made apple waffles in Walmarts other than Walmart allowing it. Monopoly!
Replace the word “Apple” with Google, Steam, Microsoft and any brick & mortar store and this argument also stands. So why only Apple ?
They can say it as much as they want. Just not within the app.
Just like if i want to sell stuff in walmart, I can’t print on the package “walmart sucks!”