Schrödinger’s Bug: it’s both a bug and a feature, until observed by the consumers. After, it depends on the public reaction.

The relevant part in simple terms: if an app is distributed on the App Store, all in-app purchases must be made through the App Store (so Apple can have their 30%), the app can’t bypass this, and the app can’t contain links/buttons/calls to action to have the user bypass it. Epic implemented their own independent in-app purchase solution that violated this, and they got kicked out.

Whether or not the 30% cut is fair is not relevant to the topic. I think it’s a baseless amount, and Apple’s walled garden is clearly anti-competitive and anti-consumer. The point is that Epic’s violation of the TOS was a premeditated action in order to inject their fake “for the players” narrative into their litigations and rally the Fortnite-addicted kids who didn’t know better. They had an 80-page lawsuit and a pissing CGI short film ready on the day. Apple wants all of the money, Epic wants all of the money, and they’re not above using every dirty trick they know.

Obligatory IANAL, and this is old info, TOS may have changed. Hoeg Law on Youtube specializes in video games, it probably has a more in-depth and up-to-date analysis of the situation.

Wow, what a freedom fighter.

Apple’s (and Google&Co’s) walled garden policies are absolute bullshit and should be outlawed, but in this, Epic is in the wrong. They agreed to a contract, they didn’t like it, so they chose to break it. Besides, saying that you “support something” does fuck all. Go and do something. Call a politician and get the law changed, you rebel.

You’re talking about the same Epic that intentionally broke TOS, threw a tantrum when it was correctly kicked off the store, responded with a prepared 80-page lawsuit a day later, lost on all but one count, and is now strutting around pretending it was all for the players while taking their money by the fistful.

You like the gimmick, that’s valid.

Still a gimmick though.

They’ll wait for the tech to mature other manufacturers to figure it out, starve people for a few more years, then release it with a +400% markup and act like they came up with the idea. That’s how it’s always been.

Although I don’t see a future where bendable fucking glass screens become anything more than a gimmick.

(edit) oh hey, the Apple zealots are awake!

It’s not within the officer’s power to dictate how a conscript is treated in the churn. In that situation, I’d probably take the risk of getting shelled by either side, instead of the certainty of getting killed in combat or court martial (or whatever the fuck they have in Russia) for desertion.

When you brexit so hard you start believing you’re still a maritime superpower

FOSS purists are too busy malding over systemd, and Steam being proprietary DRM, and games being closed-source.

Tineye says it’s Keyra Augustina.

Sketchy site, wear a webcondom: http://erooups.com/2010/05/03/keyra-augustina-the-owner-of-the-most-beautiful-tushie-on-the-internet-19-pics.html

No idea, I never used it. The day I got that phone, I disabled/uninstalled all Smasnug and most Google apps.

You could try getting the APKs from APKMirror and installing them from a file manager.

Settings, Apps, Galaxy Store, Disable. It should revert it to the stock version and disable it. Unless your phone has some additional restrictions that prevents disabling it.

I’m sorry, the fucking wha– oh right, the first app that I disabled and hid on my last Smasnug.

Important addition: don’t just shut the fuck up.

First, in some jurisdictions, failure to identify is an arrestable offense. Full name, date of birth, relevant cards/papers.

Second, if you need to reach for something, say something so they don’t think you’re about to pull a weapon on them. Officer safety is always a concern in the land of handing out guns like candy.

Third, explicitly state that you are exercising your fifth amendment rights. Otherwise you might run into an “I want a lawyer, dawg” situation.

It’s okay, disability discount is available for everyone with a peg leg, eyepatch, or hook hand.

Speaking from experience: LED drivers hate dirty power. If they burn out frequently, check the wiring for damage. I probably avoided a house fire.

Feeling kinda dorceless about some of these names.

Step one, inherit daddy’s South African emerald mine and child slaves.

Step two, use that blood emerald money to fund lots of insane projects.

Step three, wait until the engineers make some of them work. Be very vocal about successful projects, and silent about failures.

Alternative: infest a promising independent project (something cool and futuristic like electric cars), buy yourself the title of “founder”, and act like it was your idea all along.

Step four, offer a completely insane idea to rescue children inside rocket fuel tanks, then accuse your largest critic of pedophilia.

Is this guy a complete moron?

I hope it’s a rhetorical question and you didn’t just now realize it.

Never look up the Hungarian name for the bassoon.