manton
manton

A couple interesting bits in the letter about Epic Games layoffs: six months of severance pay, and Project Liberty continues:

We’ve been taking steps to reduce our legal expenses, but are continuing the fight against Apple and Google distribution monopolies and taxes, so the metaverse can thrive and bring opportunity to Epic and all other developers.

It has now been two years since Fortnite was banned from the App Store. The legal fight didn’t pan out, but I still believe side-loading is inevitable. Maybe next year when the EU’s Digital Markets Act goes into affect.

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pratik
pratik

@manton Looks more like effects of higher interest rates climate, similar to other non-public tech companies. The legal dispute seems like a convenient excuse.

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renevanbelzen
renevanbelzen

@pratik @manton I tend to agree with the economy downturn argument, which is quite unfortunate for employees involved.

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PenguinToot@twit.social
PenguinToot@twit.social

@manton Sideloading is inevitable, but throwing away 2 years of profits from the largest mobile app store was not inevitable 🙁

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