[Nextgrid]

I would definitely expect a "Facebook Store" to appear if side-loading was allowed which would not only host the Facebook app itself but also provide a safe haven for all of the privacy-violating crap (in fact I'd argue that their review process would require your app to contain the FB SDK for it to be accepted).

[abalaji]

That’s an unconvincing argument, why don’t we see a FB Store on Android?

[RcouF1uZ4gsC]

Because the Android store does not even attempt to block their privacy shenanigans.

[JiNCMG]

Just as bad is the puppet master behind Epic... Tencent. They are dying to get all of their WeChat apps into iOS.

[redxdev]

Christ, what is with people thinking Tencent is behind Epic? They don't have a majority stake in Epic - Tim Sweeney does. There's zero evidence that anything Epic has done and is doing is driven by Tencent.

Maybe argue about what Epic is doing based on its own merits, rather than some baseless conspiracy about Tencent.

[JiNCMG]

And Tencent approached Spotify and others investments to join in on court case.

[redxdev]

Even if that's true (I haven't seen any reports about Tencent pushing their investments to join the case), it's almost as if it'd benefit a lot of companies to not have to deal with Apple's restrictions.

I'll ask again - do you actually have something to say about the merit of the case itself rather than just conspiracies about Tencent? Why is anything you mentioned bad? For argument's sake let's say Apple is in the wrong here and Epic is in the right. Why would Tencent also having a stake in the case change that?