Epic CEO says Apple still hasn’t approved its Fortnite iOS submission, suggests it’s obstructing the process [VGC] (www.videogameschronicle.com)
from theangriestbird@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org on 15 May 16:44
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DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 15 May 18:19 next collapse

They’re hoping to win on appeal. Once they let one of them go, it creates a precedent. I’m sure Spotify and patreon are also waiting as well

theangriestbird@beehaw.org on 15 May 19:59 collapse

makes sense. Epic immediately started offering in-app store software, so other companies could implement Fortnite-like stores into their own apps in a way that bypasses Apple’s payment system. It’s plain to see that Apple will do everything they can to stop that from happening. Services are about 25% of Apple’s revenue, which means that if they lose most of that revenue stream, their profit margin is almost cut in half. Combine that with how much tariffs are going to cut into iPhone revenue, and now this is more like an existential fight for Apple.

bradek@lemmy.ml on 15 May 18:46 collapse

Apple had its steering rules overturned. Nothing in the new ruling changes the initial ruling that Epic violated App Store rules and was justifiably removed.

They may be in the clear here.

sanzky@beehaw.org on 15 May 20:07 collapse

they still could play nice and show some good will. they have been behaving awful recently

neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 16 May 06:24 collapse

You talk about them like they are en elementary school child, but it’s very fitting.