flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square280fedilinkarrow-up11.59Karrow-down122file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.worldeticadigitalehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
arrow-up11.57Karrow-down1external-linkEpic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fightwww.theverge.comflop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square280fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.worldprivacy@lemmy.mlgames@sh.itjust.worksantitrust@lemmy.mltechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.worldeticadigitalehackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fans
minus-squareKᑌᔕᕼIᗩ@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·7 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-up7·7 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-up7·7 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-up1·7 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