I donโ€™t have much to add, but did wonder about this (quote from Macrumors):

Epic mentions that it's "likely to suffer irreparable harm" if Fortnite is not made available on the โ€ŒApp Storeโ€Œ and that "the balance of harms tips strongly in Epicโ€™s favor," citing that daily iOS active users have already declined by over 60% since the app's initial removal from the โ€ŒApp Storeโ€Œ. 

If the players use the same account cross-platform, there are two bits of information Epic needs to add:

  • How much has usage gone up on other platforms for those users, and...
  • How much has spending changed across all platforms, bottom line?
In a competitive world, if those iOS Fortnite players were diehard Fortnite gamers, theyโ€™d get an Android phone and keep playing. It might take a while to move, though. They might play less for a while before they come around. 

But if you force Apple to open back up, you kinda lose the chance to see if theyโ€™re a monopoly or not. 

And if those players swap platforms permanently, you might actually get Appleโ€™s attention. 

(Actually Iโ€™d say you already have. Thereโ€™s a reason Apple already has their own subscription game service running. Thatโ€™s a preemptive move.)

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