The thing I genuinely don’t understand about this stance is that Fortnite does crazy dollars on both PlayStation, Nintendo and Xbox - all of which operate just like the App Store as far as I can tell.
— Jordan Morgan (@JordanMorgan10) August 15, 2020
Closed markets with their own payment gateways, so what’s the difference? https://t.co/aNX3JcVNgW
Another argument against supporting #FreeFortnite is "this is just a billion dollar company fighting a trillion dollar company about money". But the fight isn't over Epic wanting a special deal, it's about the basic freedoms of all consumers and developers.
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) August 14, 2020
The primary opposing argument is: "Smartphone markers can do whatever they want". This as an awful notion.
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) August 14, 2020
We all have rights, and we need to fight to defend our rights against whoever would deny them. Even if that means fighting a beloved company like Apple.
Fortnite is only available on varying Samsung devices that are capable of running the game and have GALAXY Store installed.
— Atlas Remix (@Rvmix) August 13, 2020
This is the only option for mobile players left. pic.twitter.com/o5RPuCN8sN
The Big Tech antitrust throwdown of 2020 continued Thursday when Fortnite maker Epic Games sued Apple (and Google) over how they manage their mobile app stores, objecting, for instance, to the 30% cut the company takes from in-app payments.https://t.co/RdyfSjbXol
— Axios (@axios) August 15, 2020