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Soonerman on 10 September 2021
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Captain_Yuri said:
shikamaru317 said:

Yeah, this seems like a win-win to me. Epic doesn't get to put their shitty store on iOS so that they can fleece mobile game developers for a percentage like Apple does. Mobile developers can use links to 3rd party payment options to avoid giving Apple 30% of their profits. The only people that lose here are Apple, Epic, and Fortnite fans on iOS since Sweeney is still refusing to allow Fortnite back on iOS, but who really cares about Fortnite fans anyway xD

Lol exactly. Hell the implications of this for Apple is further reaching than just game developers. Spotify Premium? Gone. Youtube Premium? Out. The list goes on. This is gonna be one huge blow to Apple imo considering how prevalent in-app purchases really are but we will see how it all turns out.

People at Spotify are already celebrating and want more.

https://9to5mac.com/2021/09/10/spotify-happy-epic-vs-apple-ruling-wants-more-apple-legislation/

Both of them definitely win and lose. But thinking of the bigger picture perhaps the real winner is small developers that will get to choose the cheapest option to collect payment because let's be honest, the big companies like Epic and Apple collect money from their stores while small app creators will have to shop around for a company that collects their money for the least amount possible. Now, I wonder if this will indirectly affect Sony and MS and their platform stores.