Apple terminates Epic Games developer account calling it a 'threat' to the iOS ecosystem
Apple terminates Epic Games developer account calling it a 'threat' to the iOS ecosystem
The Apple-Epic saga has taken a new turn today as the Fortnite game developer, Epic Games, shared that Apple has terminated its developer account. This is
Seems anticompetitive
"Seems" really isn't necessary. It's apple.
"threat" is just competition, right?
Fine 'em, EU!
“More recently, you have described our DMA compliance as ‘hot garbage,’ a ‘horror show,’ and a ‘devious new instance of Malicious Compliance.’ And you have complained about what you called ‘Junk Fees’ and ‘Apple taxes.”
I’m sorry, but this exchange is just plain hilarious to me. 🤣 It reads like a recording between a couple going through an acrimonious divorce.
I don't particularly care for Epic, but this is some gatekeeping bullshit from Apple.
Same old...
I don't even care. All the kids crying for an iPhone so their texts show up the "right" color don't deserve to play fortnite. Iphone gained such a large market share that there's very little higher end competition left amongst android phones. If the market weren't so lopsided, maybe we'd get options beside a Samsung s line or an Asus rog. I don't want to give up my micro sd card slot or battery access.
Apple just isn't good at playing this "control an entire industry" game as its contemporaries like Microsoft.
It's "embrace, extend, extinguish". But apples play seems to be more like the five stages of grief.
- denial, the eu won't ever force us to do a thing, we're Apple! They wouldn't.
- anger, <- we are here
- barginning
- depression
- acceptance.
I love seeing these two assholes fight.
I think this is good though. Another data point of Apple not allowing true competition on their platform. Oh, you want your own app store? BAM! You're banned. Especially now that it seemed Epic was gonna comply with this last set of ridiculous rules.
We might get a proper way to sideload if they keep this up. We'll see...
The EU has already told Apple they have to allow side loading of apps. Probably won't help anyone in the United States but maybe you can get California on it, as they seem to like copying EU law.
I think it's only third party appstores for now. That's why I'm hoping this will encourage stricter regulation
I wish them both the worst of luck.
Didn't Epic just win an anticompetitive lawsuit against Google, off the back of losing a similar anticompetitive lawsuit against Apple?
Methinks they'll be coming back for round 2, and this will be the provocation that will give Epic a win. Regardless of your thoughts and feelings on Epic, I think we can agree that Apple is a shitty company and they could do with an L.
Every company you mentioned in your comment is a shitty company that could do with an L.
What’s wrong Apple? Afraid of some actual competition?
Yes. As always.
Idk, man. Epic very well could have come up with an app so bad that it became a serious vulnerability for the Apple App Store. This could be about the money. It could be about some Apple Engineers making a couple of airbooks live up to their names, trying to plug all the wholes the shitty Epic DRM was creating. Could be both.
Please eat each other.
If Apple really said their decision was partly based on Epic calling them out on their DMA plans then it seems it should be a pretty easy win in court. Apple would literally be meaning "if you say bad things about us we'll cancel your account." I know private companies aren't bound by the first amendment but surely that can't be legal.
I dunno. Isn’t this kind of like being banned from a sport? Nobody has a right to participate in someone else’s game.
No
Press release from Epic including the correspondence between Epic and Apple: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-terminated-epic-s-developer-account
I love the rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth.
EU comission just said NEIN.