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Google Pulls Fortnite From Play Store, But Game Remains Available Through Other Android Sources [Update: Epic Games Sues Google]
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Arbitrary - based on a random choice or personal whim
I don’t work at Apple I don’t know their MO when it comes to making guidelines
It is clear however there is a system with both rhyme and reason for what they do
If any thing this 30% cut complaints seems more on a whim then anything else if epic knew Apple rules were bad for them and they want something like Android why did they put their app in there to begin with?
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You are right there is nothing magical about it, as we are talking about very standard stuff cloud gaming is so easy to make it must be, it does not require or use various unique technologies that you and I don’t even understand...
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Ea access is billed through both Xbox and PlayStation stores. You also get discounts on purchasing ea games from the console digital stores.No. In fact, both consoles even allow 3rd party stores.
Like EA Access, where you pay a subscription fee (directly to EA, not to MS or Sony) and can download and play a whole library of games on either xbox or ps4.
EA Play Membership - Official EA Site
Unlock the world of EA. Experience unlimited access to a collection of top EA titles, trials of select new games, and more with an EA Play membership.www.ea.com
I find it amusing that while Epic is suing both Apple and Google, only Apple got the cool video dissing them while Google got nothing.
Does Apple not have financial, operational, compliance and other risks & issues themselves? or should they pass it through to the developers?
Is it really not that Apple is now the man and it cool to stick it to them, and as bonus they are underfire
I agree with you. A lot of people on here don’t get it why the policies at Apple are terrible. I want apps to have features that are allowed on Android like for example, Kindle is able to have their bookstore in the app on Android but not on iOS. So many other examples of apps that are restricted by Apple’s policies. But whatever, these people will never understand.
Except the iOS sideloading is overly punitive with the 7 day certificates.
It’s beautiful watching grown men get all butt hurt because a couple of their favourite trillion dollar companies have been served a lawsuit.
Epic from Epic.
Epic from Epic.
I am trying to though....I agree with you. A lot of people on here don’t get it why the policies at Apple are terrible. I want apps to have features that are allowed on Android like for example, Kindle is able to have their bookstore in the app on Android but not on iOS. So many other examples of apps that are restricted by Apple’s policies. But whatever, these people will never understand.
I am trying to understand why you want Apple to change when Android already do it
I don’t think you want to understand people like me that don’t want that, that want iOS to be locked down and prefer that Apple decide if they allow or not
“Why do you not just buy android?” Is not just a saying, not Just to spite, it is to understand why you want an Android-like iOS
Personally I do think Google are stupid here.
They want to gain users from iOS to Android.
They could have played this well by promoting the fact if you want to play Fortnight then Android is the place to be.
Got some good PR out of this and pushed it to the general public.
But no.... They threw away any chance of being able to do this......
Silly silly management.
They want to gain users from iOS to Android.
They could have played this well by promoting the fact if you want to play Fortnight then Android is the place to be.
Got some good PR out of this and pushed it to the general public.
But no.... They threw away any chance of being able to do this......
Silly silly management.
As a part-time developer, a 30% cut made sense a few years ago when we were saving on packaging, distribution logistics, printing copies, etc.
But nowadays, everything's available as a download. Many modern services empower us to make subscriptions and one-time payments easily, securely and for much less.
Google and Apple and the others have to step up the game. They make so many billions with that cut, it's not like they can't do something.
But nowadays, everything's available as a download. Many modern services empower us to make subscriptions and one-time payments easily, securely and for much less.
Google and Apple and the others have to step up the game. They make so many billions with that cut, it's not like they can't do something.
I actually agree the system has to improve but I also
a) don’t trust the government to not screw it somehow
b) believe that many people with a different agenda use the 30% cut to make these companies change to the point they are just not making the products I liked in the first place
And c) don’t get how the changes will be effectively made with pressure instead of
Incentives I mean Apple will definitely have to change if all these companies talked to them as one about it. Making a giant public display is actually more likely to stop them from changing especially considering the investigations
Both are owned by one company, Tencent. So it does not matter.
Do you think that since Apple created the App Store means it would be successful. Look at WindowsPhone and it's store. Without 3rd party apps/devs, any platform is nothing.
Stop... you're being silly here. It is in NO WAY - AT ALL - as easy to sideload apps on iOS as Android. I mean we aren't even talking the same ballpark here... so the "whole argument that apple's system is somehow more restrictive" is absolutely not absurd... you're comment is.
I use tons of apple products, and I enjoy them. Pretending iOS is even remotely as open a system as android is just delusional though.
I had been speculating as to why EPIC would want to remove the controls that Apple places on what is sold in their App Store. Interestingly, TenCent, the Chinese company, is now an investor. Wikipedia shares the information that EPIC have been accused of being behind hacks of users' Netflix and Spotify accounts, when they have played Houseparty.
Perhaps EPIC has very good reasons to want to remove Apple's control over the App Store.
Interestingly, TenCent also owns 9.1% of Spotiy - another company that wants to bring Apple's App Store rules down. Are we starting to see a pattern here?
Perhaps EPIC has very good reasons to want to remove Apple's control over the App Store.
Interestingly, TenCent also owns 9.1% of Spotiy - another company that wants to bring Apple's App Store rules down. Are we starting to see a pattern here?
MS rebooted their mobile software 3 times, including the API for making apps—jerking around what few developers they could get. The platform itself lagged behind iOS and Android pretty much it’s entire existence. Even their mobile browser wasn’t up to the task like Safari and Chrome. I had and loved Windows Phone (I owned many Lumia devices), but W10M was a total disaster. Not that it mattered, though, as by the time MS released W10M, it was already too late for their mobile efforts. MS proved how not “doing it right” results in total failure. Android succeeded with volume, iOS succeeded with luring in the customers that liked to spend the money. I don’t know if it’s still true, but not long ago it was proven that iOS customers were more likely to pay for an App than an Android customer, and iPad has risen to dominance in the mobile tablet space—that also has to have quite a bit of value if you’re a developer.
Well, think about the one-man band developers who put in a ton of work to get an app ready, and it doesn't do as well as something from an established producer. It would be almost like disadvantaging startups and smaller outfits, and giving more money to those who already have the most.
Now, think about reversing the tiers. That means that a popular app is penalised for being popular. The better your app does, the less money you earn (which is somewhat countered by larger numbers of downloads).
Surely 30% for all is the fairest way?
The only issue is there is no other place to go, you do know ever other company invests time and resources just like Apple, this is the very reason they are in an Anti Trust lawsuit at the moment. 100% unfair tactics and abuse of power.
It was a calculated move. Neither Apple or Google are going to sit back and let these companies dictate the rules.
Regardless of the system Apple and Google are on the same page when it comes to this situation.
While I am not taking sides on this issue as I am not a Mobile Gamer at all, to say it's poor management is as far from accurate as possible. Apple and Google will be hand in hand with this, and future attempts to bypass their roles as gatekeepers.
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The exact opposite. Apple handle all the CC issues, including chargebacks. They host an online store, make your app available 24/7 to the general public. They provide a backend infrastructure to support leaderboards, trophies and synchronization.
They handle basic marketing and promotions, they also handle subscription management as well.
The developers then in turn get to develop and not worry about all that.
The iron curtain is solid. It’s the hype that’s hiding the hypocrisy of Epic.
