The Epic Games Store Officially Launches on Mobile Devices - IGN
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After months of waiting, Epic has finally released a mobile version of the Epic Games Store, which is now available for Android devices worldwide as well as EU iOS devices.

Honestly I know people here are against Epic, but Google Play is such garbage that I welcome the epic store on Android.

  • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    4 months ago

    Your comment was:

    they’ve taken Apple, Google, and Samsung to the cleaners over this shit.

    The article is talking about a new app store. A new app store wasn’t part of “this shit”. Yes, Epic sued and got changes to Google’s app store pricing, but that has nothing to do with this article’s topic. I’m not that invested in this conversation, but you asked why I responded and that’s why. I hope you have a fantastic day!

    • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
      113·
      4 months ago

      Months after the initial announcement, the prolific game and technology company announced today that the Epic Games Store is now available for iOS and Android devices.

      Read better.

      • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        4 months ago

        Read better.

        Oh my, this is embarrassing for you. Look at my very first line in my quote:

        "Nothing prevented Epic from opening their own Appstore on Android. "

        So is this where I tell you to “read better”?

        • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
          19·
          4 months ago

          Oh my, this is embarrassing for you. Look at your previous comment:

          The article is talking about a new app store. A new app store wasn’t part of “this shit”.

          It very clearly is. Read better.

          • partial_accumen@lemmy.worldEnglish
            61·
            4 months ago

            My whole thread was specifically about Android. You know what? You’re looking to salvage a victory out of this based upon pedantry. If you’re that bad off that you need that, go ahead and take the win if you can call it that. I hope your circumstances get better in the future.

            • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
              27·
              4 months ago

              This isn’t your thread, it’s mine. You replied to me. My comment was clearly about Apple (among others). The OP was about Apple. There’s nothing I need to “salvage”. Have a nice day.

      • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
        41·
        4 months ago

        The iOS version also has nothing to do with their lawsuit of Apple, they lost that one. It’s due to an unrelated law in the EU, which is why this is only available in the EU.

        • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
          13·
          4 months ago

          There’s absolutely no way it is a coincidence and unrelated. Epic drew attention to it. EU followed through.

          • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            4 months ago

            The EU has had digital legislations since long before that lawsuit. Or do you think Epic is also responsible for GDPR?.

            So you think that the European commission saw a lawsuit in a different country and decided “We need that” then rushed to write the entirety of DMA in less than 4 months. If you think DMA and Epic lawsuits are related the most possible order of events is that Epic saw what was going to be passed in the EU and decided to suit Apple and Google to get the same in the USA

              • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
                0·
                4 months ago

                Never claimed they were, I pointed out that DMA is not in a void, EU has multiple laws in that direction, DMA is an extension of GDPR.

                • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
                  0·
                  4 months ago

                  Never claimed they were

                  I think it’s pretty clear you were implying they were somehow related when they’re clearly not.

                  DMA is an extension of GDPR.

                  No it is not.

                  • Nibodhika@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    11·
                    4 months ago

                    Somehow related is pretty far away from claiming they are the same thing.

                    First of all they’re both consumer protection laws related to IT, which was my point that EU already has a track of enforcing these kinds of law, and it has nothing to do with one irrelevant lawsuit in the US.

                    But also GDPR is a law to protect customers data, after it was enforced and people saw the big companies were not untouchable other laws started to be discussed to further regulate them. Parallel to this the DSM was being enforced, part of which has the P2B Regulations, which regulates unfair contracts and trading practices. After both of these came into effect a new law, which is essentially the child of these two, started being discussed which would regulate how large companies corner the market and other abusive practices. To think that this law has nothing to do with GDPR but instead is because of a random lawsuit some random company lost in some random country is ridiculous.

              • rowdy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                4 months ago

                Someone already sent you the link to DMA and you responded with “coincidence”. Your logic has failed you

                • helenslunch@feddit.nlEnglish
                  12·
                  4 months ago

                  I don’t need a link to the DMA. I’ve known about it since before it existed. If you think it is coincidence that it was created shortly after the Epic v Apple lawsuit while addressing the exact same problem, your logic has failed you. Still waiting on your source.

                  • rowdy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    2·
                    4 months ago

                    No that’s the point, it’s not a coincidence. Epic games had nothing to do with the rulings of a foreign government. I’m glad we can agree.