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From: Zaghadka <zaghadka@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Speaking of game company hijinks....
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2024 12:31:43 -0500
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 07:52:11 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
Dimensional Traveler wrote: 

>https://apnews.com/article/epic-games-google-samsung-d5acc9f1412251335a9e9cf08ce3e98c
>
>Epic Games sues Google and Samsung over phone settings, accusing them of 
>violating antitrust laws
>
>LOS ANGELES (AP) — Video game maker Epic Games sued Google and Samsung 
>on Monday, accusing the tech companies of coordinating to block 
>third-party competition in application distribution on Samsung devices.
>At issue is Samsung’s “Auto Blocker” feature, which only allows for apps 
>from authorized sources, such as the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play 
>Store, to be installed. The feature is turned on by default but can be 
>changed in a phone’s settings.

Zag:

*Learns about the setting, ignores it.
*Continues to ignore the Samsung Store, Bixby, and Samsung Pay
*Goes to Google Play to find an app to ban Epic Games from the platform

Suck it up, Epic. No way do I want a fragmented distribution system like
I have on the PC. It takes a literal spreadsheet to keep track of where
all my stuff is. There's a setting and it's default activated for actual
security reasons. Do your own awareness campaign and see what happens.

Probably all the bulleted points above.

-- 
Zag

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