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Android's new developer verification rollout begins, sideloading changes are next (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 80 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Apple shat all over those regulations with their implementation and got away with it so now Google are doing the same

[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 32 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, my thoughts exactly.

Accountability is key in regulations. Without it, why should anyone follow them?

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 23 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I also blame the Epic lawsuits. How the fuck did they lose to Apple but win against Google, the platform where Fortnite was still fully playable and monetised?

[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 9 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know anything about those. What's the story?

[–] Infernal_pizza@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Basically Epic weren't happy with the 30% cut that Apple and Google take from app sales and in-app purchases so they introduced a direct payment method which bypassed Apple and Google's payment methods, but was in violation of their app store rules. In response both Apple and Google removed Fortnite from the app store. Fortnite remained playable on Android because of sideloading but was unplayable on iOS (I'm not even sure if it's back yet)

In response Epic sued both companies claiming they held an illegal monopoly. Somehow Apple won and Google lost

[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 4 points 5 hours ago

Oh I do recall that now that you mention it. But I wasn't aware that they lost to Apple. That sounds ridiculous, isn't it the same thing?!