[jfmercer]

Isn't "securing lasting freedoms for all" a hyperbolic title for this issue?

[all_blue_chucks]

"Reducing our payment processing costs" doesn't have quite the same ring to it.

[metiscus]

Having the potential to restore general purpose computing to a device I own is a noble cause even if the standard bearers are an unpleasant bunch.

[happytoexplain]

Restoring general purpose computing is so immensely removed from allowing 3rd party payments on a regulated software market, I would hesitate to even call it a step in the right direction.

[metiscus]

It is in the pantheon of possible solutions to the crisis. We know for fairly certain epic wants their own store on iOS. That does move the needle significantly.

[breck]

Particularly when Epic's entire business model depends on restricting people's freedoms.

[Archit3ch]

Calling it now:

After Epic's claim to "secure our freedom", Apple replies that they are "freeing our security" by only allowing verified payment methods.