Thread by @viticci

The Epic-Apple drama feels like the logical conclusion of what's been escalating for months.

I don't think Epic will win the lawsuit. But: this is terrible publicity for Apple, and more ammo for antitrust cases.

I have a feeling none of this will end well for Apple.

Questionable rules that are not applied equally to all devs; seemingly random app rejections; secret backroom deals; inability to change default apps; rejection of cloud gaming services; a 30% fee in 2020; conflict of interest with  Services.

None of this bodes well. 😬

For me, all this ultimately boils down to a single question:

What's preventing iOS devices from being like Macs, where you have an App Store *and* the secure GateKeeper mechanism for installing software?

This is where I think this entire story is headed. Probably for the best.

And here’s the part of lawsuit where Epic Games points out how users can download all software they want on Macs – from App Store *and* other sources.

"It doesn’t have to be like this."

“Epic seeks […] to ensure that Apple mobile devices are open to the same competition as Apple’s personal computers.”