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Fortnite returns to iPhone app store in US, ending exile imposed by Apple
(www.theguardian.com)
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I mean sure, ignoring the fact that the justice department is actively suing Apple for being a monopoly, Apple isn’t a monopoly.
Ignoring the fact that a court of law ordered the situation being reported on, there’s no reason Apple should have to do what they are doing.
As long as we ignore reality, the things you’re claiming make perfect sense.
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They're accusing them of having a monopoly. That doesn't mean they have a monopoly. Remember, the FTC sued Microsoft to try and stop them buying Activision because they claimed that would give them a monopoly on "high powered gaming consoles" despite Playstation - the clear market leader for 5 generations straight - outselling them 3:1 at the time, and probably closer to 10:1 right now. Not every lawsuit wins. The government aren't always right. The FTC got laughed out of court for that monopoly lawsuite against MS btw. The judge tore them apart.
Also courts ruled in this very case that Apple do not have a monopoly:
I'm saying no court or government should be allowed to order a business to allow someone to sell something on their store, or build functionality for them to be able to have their own store on a device. It's absurd.
Apple weren't ordered by the courts to put the game back on the store btw. They were ordered to not reject applications for the store based on them linking to an outside payment method. The Judge said if they rejected the application for any reason they would need to go to court AGAIN to prove that it wasn't because of that. Apple just approved it instead.