@flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 6 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.mltechnology@hexbear.netgames@sh.itjust.workstechnology@kbin.socialandroid@lemmy.worldeticadigitale@feddit.ittechnology@lemmit.onlinehackernews@derp.foo
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minus-squareRefurbished RefurbisherlinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 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-squareKᑌᔕᕼIᗩlinkfedilinkEnglish7•6 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-square@theneverfox@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish1•6 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
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