cross-posted from: europe.pub/post/390943
Now do Xbox and PS5 stores.
Submitted 4 weeks ago by tfm@europe.pub to technology@lemmy.world
cross-posted from: europe.pub/post/390943
Now do Xbox and PS5 stores.
Damn. Epic’s on a roll in my news feed this morning.
Tim Sweeney you mean?
Isn’t this charging model the same reason Kindle stopped allowing in app purchases? I thought they had said it was a Google play store thing though. Is Google doing it too or is there pricing something different?
Yep, Apple forces all purchases through in app payment for any digital goods.
Yep, same reason you can’t buy anything on Amazon Prime TV either.
Haha, get fucked.
dwazou@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
Fuck Apple.
Imagine if Microsoft banned users from downloading software outside the Windows store.
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“wE dO ThAt FoR yOuR sEcUrItY”
Security my ass.
atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
The only reason these things haven’t happened is that Microsoft was banned from doing them back in the 90s. They absolutely wanted to require a Microsoft Account (then called a Passport) in Windows XP. The ban was in place until just after Windows 7 came out.
Blame the government for doing nothing to protect consumers since 1999.
reddig33@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Apple doesn’t ban Mac users from downloading software outside the App Store.
Microsoft bans Xbox users from downloading unlicensed software.
theherk@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
That this completely true observation has twice the downvotes than upvotes highlights this community’s views on Apple.
dwazou@jlai.lu 4 weeks ago
echodot@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
I’m curious what that would even look like. The only thing you can install on an Xbox is Xbox games, why are you getting the Xbox games from if not the official publisher?
Ulrich@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
This isn’t the EU, this is the US. Epic Games will be back in the App Store next week.
IamAnonymous@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
tabular@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Device lock-in is a symptom of a wider issue: the users are not in control of their computing. Charging for services is fine but a company deciding what you are allowed to do with your own property is unjust.
Change their post to say Microsoft’s old phone brand OS instead of desktop Windows and nothing changes. You don’t need to pick an equivalent to highlight a single aspect for comparison when arguing for a position.
Ulrich@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
There’s no need to get offended. Replace MS with MacOS and the point stands.
Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
So basically Windows in S mode?
GeekySalsa@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
At least you could disable S mode