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[–] thoon@feddit.nl 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Good call. Even digital markets are markets and shouldnt be monopolized

[–] arcterus@piefed.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I still don't understand how some people find this controversial given how important mobile devices are to people now.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

A lot of people think fragmentation of digital markets will deliver a worse experience.

While it does add a tiny amount of friction, the trade-offs are massive.

[–] Ilandar@lemmy.today -3 points 1 day ago

I think it's mostly just the "China = BAD" factor because of Tencent's part-ownership.

Sundar and Tim don't appreciate you

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Even if you are against epic for valid reasons, you have to admit that competition is good and they're not going to be the only challenger.

[–] woelkchen@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I hope F-Droid comes to EGS. Tim Sweeny is a crusader for openness after all…

[–] artyom@piefed.social 1 points 22 hours ago

Why would anyone even want that?

I don't see that happening

[–] kepix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

all i see is two monkies in a suit fighting in a cage.

every 3rd party store should have been allowed on the play store...except epic, for trying to fuck over basicly both sides and circumventing payment. then being mad for getting kicked out for violating basic rules, just because of greed.

best part is, the playerbase was trained for gambling, not for apk install, so the userbase flopped even in an already open invironment.

[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 22 hours ago

then being mad for getting kicked out for violating basic rules

They were kicked out for intentionally violating anti-competitive rules. It's bullshit. And it's sad to see anyone at all defending Google here.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

This is great news for anyone who is affected!

I'm sure a lot of us here won't even notice.