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From: badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [NEWS] Greedy scum at Epic to release Fortnight on iPad
 and iPhone in EU
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2024 09:49:43 -0000 (UTC)
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Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> wrote:
> On 2024-04-30 04:55:38 +0000, Hank Rogers said:
>> badgolferman <REMOVETHISbadgolferman@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Wolf Greenblatt <wolf@greenblatt.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> What exactly is the problem that you feel so unhappily irritated about.
>>> 
>>> He’s resentful that Epic was successful in forcing Apple’s hand.
>> 
>> Poor apple. Everyone always picks on them.
> 
> No, the greedy scum at Epic *wanted* to be on the Apple App Store, but 
> simply didn't want to pay for the privilege nor stick to the rules, 
> like everyone else does. Plus, proving even further how petty they are, 
> Epic stopped having many Mac apps on their own Epic games store in 
> retribution.
> 
> Similarly with the other two or three companies complaining about the 
> App Store rules.
> 
> 

Why can a iMac install programs from outside of the App Store yet
iPhone/iPad can’t? Don’t iMac users have to be protected from bad programs
too?