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Epic Games are now suing Google as well as Apple for booting Fortnite off app storesThe worst game of monopoly
The worst game of monopoly
It’s another bright new day in 2020, so I guess it’s time to watch three mega corporations throw hissy fits because they aren’t happy with the amount of money they’re making off each other. Last night,Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Applefor removingFortnitefrom the iOS App Store, after Epic broke Apple’s payment policy. Then the exact same thing happened with Google and the Android Play Store, so naturally Epic are suing them too.
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Soon after Apple gave Fortnite the boot, the exact same thing happened with Google (minus the personalised dunk vid). You can stilldownload Fortnite for Android, but not from the official Google Play Store.
They aren’t suing to get money out of either company, rather they say they’re seeking “injunctive relief” that would end the monopolies both companies hold.
It’s a good sentiment. But it doesn’t sit right that Epic are trying to recruit their fanbase (of mostly very young people!) via an in-game propaganda video to rally with the cause of a billion-dollar tech company. Sure, the sentiment is there, but that just doesn’t seem an appropriate way to go about it.
So yeah, look forward to the next few weeks where we get to watch all this legal action play out. Get the popcorn, I guess?
