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by munificent 2111 days ago
To a sociologist, lawsuits are simply another form of negotiation.
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They often are; many get settled out of court.
Qualitatively different. Apple's cant risk looking weak here because this issue went to court. Epic could have had an out of court settlement with much better terms.
I didn't say that Epic games was negotiating WELL. :-) I just said "it's a negotiation" that Epic games happens to be losing at the moment.