Epic is just spewing bs to get more money, I'm not gonna side with them because they tweet preachy when they basically just wanna become the first/most used "other" store on iOS (or even within app store, an even more absurd proposition) rather than give anyone the opportunity to make such a thing (which they probably already have ready to go live the moment it's allowed) as they'd still use the same anti competitive/shit practices they're known for against everybody else and the only thing they dislike is that the platform holders who invested in basically creating and then satisfying whole new markets they now want to profit from, have an advantage over them, because Tim can't stand not getting all the money and power. He's the Trump of gaming starting his campaign with sweet talking everybody and their problems but shitting on everybody just the same (except those he can lord over and benefit from for some pennies). Just like they can have their own store/launch games outside the play store on Android yet they still whine and want to be on the actual play store with special treatment/no fees (now pretending for all when clearly they'd have taken the deal to be just for them as they tried at first), just like they bash Steam and other platforms on PC with stupid arguments and practices (or ignore they exist and their business hurts them even though they actually adhere to the ideals Epic falsely claims).
If you don't want walled gardens and closed ecosystems, don't buy an i platform (or a Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, whatever console, which they've yet to attack, but will clearly do if they have their way here), there are plenty alternatives and Apple never marketed i stuff as open, they didn't fool you. Apple built it, in the way it is what they want and it is successful so basically it is as the people wanted it to be compared to other platforms that didn't attract them, so they benefit from it, why should anyone suddenly gain more when they didn't do the legwork Apple did to reach that level of market share and profits? I just don't buy Apple products, just like Epic can simply publish on and support other platforms if they don't like Apple's rules but they still whine on all those other platforms anyway because it's never enough, they always wanna leech more. If anyone, or rather Epic, can just say oh no, you became too successful, now we must rip your own damn platform away from your hands so we can make more money and use it as we, not you, see fit, why the fuck should all those companies make the stuff they're known for to begin with and not just develop PC software and parts, not platforms, if it's inevitable that someone will want all their money and power?
Who the f thinks it's a good idea to proudly break contractual agreements with millions of dollars involved just because you want to renegotiate terms and who the f thinks that if that goes badly not just for them but also everybody who uses their stuff on iOS it's enough to say "it's not nice devs are harmed too" to claim Apple simply shouldn't protect their business against intentional abusers rather than wish for Epic to step back from breaking their contracts and resolve this differently? It was their obligation to keep providing support and updates for UE to their iOS customers, not Apple's, and they intentionally screwed that up.
If you don't want walled gardens and closed ecosystems, don't buy an i platform (or a Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo, whatever console, which they've yet to attack, but will clearly do if they have their way here), there are plenty alternatives and Apple never marketed i stuff as open, they didn't fool you. Apple built it, in the way it is what they want and it is successful so basically it is as the people wanted it to be compared to other platforms that didn't attract them, so they benefit from it, why should anyone suddenly gain more when they didn't do the legwork Apple did to reach that level of market share and profits? I just don't buy Apple products, just like Epic can simply publish on and support other platforms if they don't like Apple's rules but they still whine on all those other platforms anyway because it's never enough, they always wanna leech more. If anyone, or rather Epic, can just say oh no, you became too successful, now we must rip your own damn platform away from your hands so we can make more money and use it as we, not you, see fit, why the fuck should all those companies make the stuff they're known for to begin with and not just develop PC software and parts, not platforms, if it's inevitable that someone will want all their money and power?
Who the f thinks it's a good idea to proudly break contractual agreements with millions of dollars involved just because you want to renegotiate terms and who the f thinks that if that goes badly not just for them but also everybody who uses their stuff on iOS it's enough to say "it's not nice devs are harmed too" to claim Apple simply shouldn't protect their business against intentional abusers rather than wish for Epic to step back from breaking their contracts and resolve this differently? It was their obligation to keep providing support and updates for UE to their iOS customers, not Apple's, and they intentionally screwed that up.
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