I’d have taken the money and run
That would have been pennywise, and pound foolish.
Sometimes it’s okay to swing for the fences, even if you end up missing, it’s usually worth the try.
Comment on Epic win: Jury decides Google has illegal monopoly in app store fight
SCB@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Epic never sued for monetary damages; it wants the court to tell Google that every app developer has total freedom to introduce its own app stores and its own billing systems on Android
This seems.like a poor choice of monetary damages. I have the Epic Games Launcher free game downloader for games I forget I own. I’m very unlikely to start using Epic’s services over Google’s.
I’d have taken the money and run
CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Joker@discuss.tchncs.de 1 year ago
This whole thing stinks. It’s the kind of lawsuit where you wish both parties could lose. The whole walled garden concept sucks, but this doesn’t exactly benefit consumers. Nobody wants a dozen different app stores where we need to set up accounts and payment info - not consumers and not small to medium size developers.
If Epic gets what they’re asking for it sure as hell won’t be what they want. Google still controls the OS so they can just make some shitty third party app store API with requirements just as onerous as IAP that puts everyone else at a disadvantage. If I’m Google, my new motto is “Android’s not done until Fortnite won’t run”.
nul9o9@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I think their goal is to let people buy in game currency for fortnight without the play store cut.
SCB@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Ah ok that’s def a good move for them then. That would probably be more than any payout, long-term.
Hadn’t considered it.