This is Sweeney's doing. You really think he's going to stop at a deal just for Epic? He has a righteousness streak that a lot of people seem to not understand and I don't know why.
I hope Sweeney wins this battle and opens up the smartphone app market, but considering how many games he has signed to exclusive deals on the Epic Games Store I think his motives are selfish, not righteous or pro-consumer.
He's fighting to tear down walls here, but at the same time he's building walls elsewhere.
He's fighting to tear down walls so his role as a gatekeeper is more valuable. The Epic v. Apple suit explicitly mentions that, without Apple's alleged anticompetitive behavior, Epic would build a version of their store for iOS, and it's not a huge leap to think that Epic would roll out a version of their free games program on it to drive traffic.
I hope not because I don’t want my phone to be a Windows like malware shitfest. I like that I can install any app there is and be reasonably sure it isn’t going to steal my private data or ransom me.