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minus-squareKᑌᔕᕼIᗩlinkfedilinkEnglish29•1 year agoI imagine Epic doesn’t really care about that so much as not giving Google 30% of in-game purchases in Fortnite.
minus-squareRefurbished RefurbisherlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year 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•1 year 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•1 year 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