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anshumankmr
I went through the article on the Verge and it seems like a real bummer. https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22667769/apple-epic-lost-...
simondotau
Almost all reporting on this is wrong or misleading in some way. Watch the first four minutes of this video.
GeekyBear
Quite a few of these hot takes have been deeply embarrassing for their respective media outlets.

For those who prefer text over a 2.5 hour video:

>No, the Epic v. Apple injunction absolutely positively DOESN'T allow developers to incorporate 'buttons' for alternative IN-APP payment mechanisms

http://www.fosspatents.com/2021/09/no-epic-v-apple-injunctio...

rvz
As I and many others said [0], it isn't over yet and they are already appealing it. [1] Anything can happen until then.

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28483293

[1] https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/10/22667208/epic-games-appea...

simondotau
I'd suggest watching the excellent video by Hoeg Law. He has followed the case from the outset and goes through the ruling in intricate detail. Even within the first few minutes he starts noting how much of the media coverage is wrong or overstated.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43CMV8KIs3E