Re: [NEWS] Greedy scum at Epic to release Fortnight on iPad and iPhone in EU

*EU only.*
All Apple device users should boycott the game to show greedy scum
companies like Epic that we will not be blackmailed!! X-(
 
     Epic Games to Bring Fortnite to iPad
     in EU After iPadOS 'Gatekeeper' Decision
     ----------------------------------------
     With Apple soon to be required to bring the same EU changes that
     it made on the iPhone to the iPad, Epic Games today confirmed
     that it will release Fortnite for the ‌iPad‌ in the future.
 
     ‌Epic Games‌ is already working to release an ‌iPhone‌ version of
     Fortnite in the EU, with the game set to be available from the
     forthcoming ‌Epic Games‌ Store, an alternative app marketplace.
     The ‌iPhone‌ version of Fortnite is coming "soon," and an ‌iPad‌
     version will follow "this year."
 
     The European Commission said this morning that iPadOS, the
     operating system designed to run on the ‌iPad‌, is considered a
     digital gatekeeper under the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA). As a
     result, Apple has six months to comply with the requirements set
     by the DMA, and we've already seen those requirements implemented
     on ‌iPhone‌.
 
     As of iOS 17.4, ‌iPhone‌ users in the European Union can download
     apps from alternative app marketplaces rather than the App Store,
     and starting in iOS 17.5, apps are available directly from
     developer websites. Right now, only ‌iPhone‌ apps can be downloaded
     outside of the ‌App Store‌, but Apple will need to expand this
     functionality to the ‌iPad‌ as well.
 
     Within six months, EU users will be able to download ‌iPad‌ apps
     from alternative app marketplaces and from websites. As with the ‌
     iPhone‌ updates, the upcoming changes are limited to the European
     Union, and the ‌iPad‌ app ecosystem will function as is in the rest
     of the world.
 
     <https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/29/fortnite-coming-to-ipad-eu/>