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Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
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Remember that Epic did refuse to put their game on the Google Play Store at first, but later crawling back in.
I can't imagine how Epic Games will win when they broke the contract.
If an Unreal Engine developer does something not allowed under their contract, Epic will stop them, will they not?
Wrong. “Blatant” conveys that they were quite out front with it - they told apple “we know this isn’t allowed but we’re doing it anyway. What are you going to do about it?
Blatant.
Because there is no evidence of that. Epic enforces similar rules to Apple in its own market, in fact.
Because apple doesn’t force anyone to do anything. I am a developer. I am free not to enter into apple’s developer agreement. Nobody is putting a gun to my head.
More *false* information, sure.
If you are going to give legal advice, you should also explain that there are at least three exceptions to that rule.
Half the games Apple pays to have developed for their Apple Arcade service are built on Unreal (using Windows workstations). The threat to Epic's Unreal developer account was a laughable gesture from the start.
It is possible. Burglars have sued and won over injuries sustained during the burglary (e.g. Bodine v. Enterprise High School )
Curious that Facebook takes 30 percent of Oculus store sales but they still try to jab Apple over it. Facebook needs to be terminated from all platforms
I did not update my IOS on my Apple iPhone! APPLE DID IT AGAINST MY WILL AND REMOVED ALL MY 32 BIT APPS AT THE SAME TIME, WITHOUT ANY OTHER OPTION! This has to have happened to other iPhone users with battery issues, not just me.
Simple not true. Most Android users never ever install the latest OS, nor do they force an update to anyone that loses them apps.
Unity is rising.... both in popular acceptance (by software devs) as well as finiancial backing. Unity is the one thing that could make EPIC's Unreal Engine look like outdated crap from 1998.
Apple could make things interesting if Apple were to invest say 25% ownership into the Unity IPO. Apple certainly has the billions of cash to outbid and out-invest everyone else to grab a controlling share of Unity.
www.theverge.com
Apple could make things interesting if Apple were to invest say 25% ownership into the Unity IPO. Apple certainly has the billions of cash to outbid and out-invest everyone else to grab a controlling share of Unity.
Unity’s IPO filing shows how big a threat it poses to Epic and the Unreal Engine
“Over 50 percent” of the top games across every platform use Unity’s engine
www.theverge.com
Then maybe Apple shouldn't "sell" free stuff either. If Walmart *was* giving away free stuff, would that make a difference?
But, it doesn't really even matter because Apple has the same terms for apps that actually cost something but have IAP's!
Not really, ten cent is a major shareholder of both games, and PUBG even uses the Unreal Engine. Apple knows business is business. If Epic decides to comply with the dev agreement, Apple will happily restore their dev account.
But I think future partnerships and cooperation at that level will be on hold for the foreseeable future, since Epic has destroyed the trust between the parties. It’s hard to be partners with someone you can’t trust.
I suppose you’d be correct if the manufacturer could sell their goods in another store. Since the Apple App Store holds the only keys to getting on an iOS device, well then, your parable is mistaken at its core.
What I mean is, it looks like they decided to promote PUBG just to get back at Epic. Though perhaps PUBG paid them for the ad, in which case it'd be fine.
I’m simultaneously on board with Apple on this issue and against them on the Xbox streaming one
So this means that any game/app I no longer have access to, Apple will need to issue a refund.
I'm going to stop reading these Fortnite articles cause I'm sick of hearing about Walmart.
Yes and no. Frenemies-of-convenience happens all the time in the tech industry.
Just like the Apple-Samsung relationship. Or just like the Apple-Google relationship.
Even if the Courts agreed that you were entitled to a refund, Apple would only owe you a 30% refund. Because that is what Apple took from you. 30% of the price of the app.
For the other 70%, you need to sue EPIC to get your money back, mkay?
You do realize the going rate for processing (securely) a payment is between 50 cents for debit and 3% for a credit card? Apple isn't doing any magic.
That's all Apple is doing. But if you feel safer by staring into your phone (FaceID) when making a purchase so Apple can "safely" process your purchase, good on you. Outside the Apple world, almost all electronic transactions are safe. I'm not worried. Pretty sure Epic wants their 27% in excess fees back.
Every morning, my Android phone alarm goes off to Pandora radio, and when I shut it off, it turns the lights on in my room, tells me today's forecast, my appointments, and then reads me the news...I wake up daily to a better experience than Apple offers....
I have custom DND rules for more than just one and done, I can set it to be quiet during multiple specific times, when I'm in certain buildings by GPS, yep another feature Apple lacks.
I can buy an SD card for more storage...yep, enjoy that out of this world soldered space in Apple.
How about that USB-C that's pretty universal, unlike a proprietary cable.
My wallpaper changes daily to something new and beautiful, like an Apple TV.. iphone doesn't have that.
I have a fingerprint reader built into the screen, FaceID kinda looks stupid right now with Covid.
Google assistant is way more accurate and gets it right on the first try compared to Siri.
If a person ate Ramen noodles their whole life, and knew not what a cooked duck tastes like, would they say that Ramen is the best ever?
So I was going through all of my logins on the internet and tidying up my online footprint. As part of it, I was looking to delete my epic games account since I played Fortnite on iOS maybe three times and it wasn’t for me. I logged into my account, clicked “delete”, and waited for a 2FA code to be sent to me email address. Nothing ever came and I tried several times over a few hours.
I ended up submitting a message to Epic Games and later received an automated message requesting I reply from my registered email and include me screen name. No problem.
Next I receive some BS email from some support person with the following. Seems excessive and unrealistic due to the aforementioned.
“
Thank you for your response!
In order to protect our players, we need to verify some information on the account you’d like to delete. Please understand that if we can’t verify your ownership of the account, we will be unable to delete it.
Please provide us with the following information to confirm your ownership:
• Your public IP address(es) (IPv4), which you can find by searching "What is my IP address" in your internet browser; if you use multiple devices, please include all IP addresses
• Date when you created your Epic Games account
• Locations (city, state/province) where you made purchases on the account
• Original display name for the account
• Last 4 digits of the first payment card used on the account
• Date of your last login
• Names of any PlayStation, Switch, Twitch, or Xbox accounts connected to your Epic Games account and the dates when they were connected
• The invoice ID or transaction number from your Epic Games purchase
--The invoice ID is located at the top of your Epic Games receipt and begins with an "A," followed by eight (8) or nine (9) digits; example: A12345678.
--The transaction number can be found in your emailed Xsolla receipt. Please note that the number is a nine-digit string starting with a “4” or “5.”
“
I ended up submitting a message to Epic Games and later received an automated message requesting I reply from my registered email and include me screen name. No problem.
Next I receive some BS email from some support person with the following. Seems excessive and unrealistic due to the aforementioned.
“
Thank you for your response!
In order to protect our players, we need to verify some information on the account you’d like to delete. Please understand that if we can’t verify your ownership of the account, we will be unable to delete it.
Please provide us with the following information to confirm your ownership:
• Your public IP address(es) (IPv4), which you can find by searching "What is my IP address" in your internet browser; if you use multiple devices, please include all IP addresses
• Date when you created your Epic Games account
• Locations (city, state/province) where you made purchases on the account
• Original display name for the account
• Last 4 digits of the first payment card used on the account
• Date of your last login
• Names of any PlayStation, Switch, Twitch, or Xbox accounts connected to your Epic Games account and the dates when they were connected
• The invoice ID or transaction number from your Epic Games purchase
--The invoice ID is located at the top of your Epic Games receipt and begins with an "A," followed by eight (8) or nine (9) digits; example: A12345678.
--The transaction number can be found in your emailed Xsolla receipt. Please note that the number is a nine-digit string starting with a “4” or “5.”
“
Epic emailed me and said all in app purchases on iOS would remain on my account but they are refunding the money paid...
‘what lol
ah there website says direct purchases
which I did none
was excited to maybe get some back from the past! LOL
‘what lol
ah there website says direct purchases
which I did none
was excited to maybe get some back from the past! LOL
Android seems perfect for you. You’re exactly the type of user who would absolutely have no concerns about malware or privacy, because your sophisticated enough to fix what might go wrong.
That description probably doesn’t apply to 90+% of iPhone users. Apple doesn’t want to lose the 90% to gain (potentially) your 10%.