08-15-2020, 06:07 AM
Apple and Google kick Fortnite off mobile
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<p class="intro_text"><strong><a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/fortnite" rel="noopener">Fortnite</a> is no longer available to download from the App Store and Google Play following Epic’s latest update, which featured a workaround where you could pay less for V-bucks by avoiding the 30% cut both mobile game stores take whenever you make a purchase. Epic appears to have expected this reaction, as it has also launched a lawsuit against Apple. </strong></p>
<p><span>“Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation,” says the injunction. “Apple is bigger, more powerful, more entrenched, and more pernicious than the monopolists of yesteryear. At a market cap of nearly $2 trillion, Apple’s size and reach far exceeds that of any technology monopolist in history.” </span></p>
<p><span>The injunction refers to the 1984 Apple commercial, where the Macintosh is the revolutionary force breaking IBM’s monopoly over the computing market. Using an in-game Fornite parody of the famous advert, Epic suggests that Apple has become what it once vowed to stop – a monopoly, using anti-competitive restraints to choke the market.</span></p>
<p><span>If you’ve never seen the original Macintosh Super Bowl advert, you can find it on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>. We recommend watching the original first before you check out Fortnite’s parody below.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Epic Games has defied the App Store Monopoly. In retaliation, Apple is blocking Fortnite from a billion devices.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://t.co/K3S07w5uEk" rel="noopener">https://t.co/K3S07w5uEk</a> and join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming “1984” <a href="https://t.co/tpsiCW4gqK" rel="noopener">https://t.co/tpsiCW4gqK</a></p>
<p>— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1294006412931223552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">August 13, 2020</a></p>
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<p><span>Epic’s lawsuit explains that it’s not seeking financial compensation or favourable treatment by suing the multi-trillion-dollar conglomerate. Instead, Epic is seeking to relieve what they refer to as the ‘monopoly’ that Apple has over the iOS app distribution market, and the in-app payment processing market.</span></p>
<p><span>It’s not clear what the result of the injunction will be, or how long we will have to wait before we see Fortnite readily available on all smartphones again. </span></p>
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<p class="intro_text"><strong><a href="https://www.pockettactics.com/fortnite" rel="noopener">Fortnite</a> is no longer available to download from the App Store and Google Play following Epic’s latest update, which featured a workaround where you could pay less for V-bucks by avoiding the 30% cut both mobile game stores take whenever you make a purchase. Epic appears to have expected this reaction, as it has also launched a lawsuit against Apple. </strong></p>
<p><span>“Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation,” says the injunction. “Apple is bigger, more powerful, more entrenched, and more pernicious than the monopolists of yesteryear. At a market cap of nearly $2 trillion, Apple’s size and reach far exceeds that of any technology monopolist in history.” </span></p>
<p><span>The injunction refers to the 1984 Apple commercial, where the Macintosh is the revolutionary force breaking IBM’s monopoly over the computing market. Using an in-game Fornite parody of the famous advert, Epic suggests that Apple has become what it once vowed to stop – a monopoly, using anti-competitive restraints to choke the market.</span></p>
<p><span>If you’ve never seen the original Macintosh Super Bowl advert, you can find it on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtvjbmoDx-I" rel="noopener">YouTube</a>. We recommend watching the original first before you check out Fortnite’s parody below.</span></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Epic Games has defied the App Store Monopoly. In retaliation, Apple is blocking Fortnite from a billion devices.</p>
<p>Visit <a href="https://t.co/K3S07w5uEk" rel="noopener">https://t.co/K3S07w5uEk</a> and join the fight to stop 2020 from becoming “1984” <a href="https://t.co/tpsiCW4gqK" rel="noopener">https://t.co/tpsiCW4gqK</a></p>
<p>— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) <a href="https://twitter.com/FortniteGame/status/1294006412931223552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener">August 13, 2020</a></p>
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<p><span>Epic’s lawsuit explains that it’s not seeking financial compensation or favourable treatment by suing the multi-trillion-dollar conglomerate. Instead, Epic is seeking to relieve what they refer to as the ‘monopoly’ that Apple has over the iOS app distribution market, and the in-app payment processing market.</span></p>
<p><span>It’s not clear what the result of the injunction will be, or how long we will have to wait before we see Fortnite readily available on all smartphones again. </span></p>
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https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2020/08/...ff-mobile/