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cross-posted from: https://europe.pub/post/390943

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[–] dwazou@jlai.lu 80 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (32 children)

Imagine if Microsoft banned Windows users from downloading software outside the Microsoft store.

Imagine if Microsoft required all Software developers to give them 30% of their income or be banned from Windows

This is nothing but pure extortion. Thank god for the EU, which forced Apple to back down:

Fortnite, one of the world's biggest video games, is available as an iPhone app for the first time in four years. However, it will only be available to players in the European Union. This is because EU law requires Apple to allow third-party app stores on its devices - other parts of the world do not have comparable legislation. The game was removed from the App Store in 2020 following a payments row between Apple and Epic.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70j5rx72yvo

As for canadians/americans, they are in jail.

Imagine your friend in Europe sends you a phone invite to play .

-"Oh. I'm sorry but I am not allowed to do that 😒"

[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 13 points 2 months ago (17 children)

Apple doesn’t ban Mac users from downloading software outside the App Store.

Microsoft bans Xbox users from downloading unlicensed software.

[–] dwazou@jlai.lu 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (6 children)

The Xbox doesn't have the majority of the gaming market.

The smartphone market is basically a duopoly.

[–] GissaMittJobb@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Noe does iOS, Android has the vast majority of the smartphone market

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

A duopoly doesn't require a 50/50 market share. It simply requires them to be the only real options and to both engage in similar anti-consumer practises.

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