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Comment by InTheArena | Hacker News Reader

Congrats. Two of the most user-hostile companies, one of which profits by exploiting children, are going to be better off. And let's also be clear, neither of these companies wants this revenue stream to go away; they just want a judge to give that revenue stream to them.

Get rid of Roblox's and Epic's anti-consumer behavior, and then I will "grin" at this.

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So Apple getting a cut of Roblox's revenue is protecting children from exploitation?

I think the real situation is that Apple allowing Roblox on their store despite its safety problems shows that Apple wants to profit from that exploitation themselves instead of prevent it. They have the power to kick them off, but they don't. (Although now they might)

No one here (Apple, Roblox, Epic) is protecting children and Roblox/Epic business practices doesn't make Apple's "tax" more acceptable.

It's really important to realize Epic could've gotten off with special treatment years ago. Fortnite is large enough to dictate terms, and both Apple and Google have made offers before. Tim Sweeney may someday become the villain, but anyone who doesn't realize he gambled a huge amount of his company's future on demanding change for everyone.

Every single individual app developer should be singing his praises today, because he could've just gotten the deal for his company, and many other companies have gone that route. Epic decided to demand better.

You should grin any time you see someone make a "god" bleed.

It's still a step forward at least for everyone who doesn't use a product from Epic or Roblox.

There is simply no 100.00% perfect solution here that'll make 100.00% people happy.

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