I believe the issue is that it's only their store insofar as they aren't straying into monopolistic or anti-trust issues, which they clearly have. Case in point: The judge forcing external rules upon Apple.
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Epic Games Asks Judge to Force Apple to Approve Fortnite for US App Store
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Not quite. The judge ruled that Apple didn't violate federal or state antitrust law and was not considered a monopoly. The count that Apple lost was that their anti-steering provisions likely violated California's Unfair Competition law.
As much as I would love for Apple to have purchased any gaming studio. I heard EA was available at one time, and I'm sure others. The issue with "gaming" is that it's expensive and if it's not a hit, it's a loss big enough to ruin a company. So the Unreal Engine would be worth owning for Apple. The games part may not be up to their ability to do it right.
“Here’s a “good faith” offer. We don’t need to continue wasting money on court. Just agree to my demands, and we can move on….”
And
“I’m taking you to court for enforcing the contract I both signed and broke knowingly, so that a judge can make your company do what I want.
If I was an investor in Epic, I’d want him removed for ruining the company’s reputation.
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“I’m taking you to court for enforcing the contract I both signed and broke knowingly, so that a judge can make your company do what I want.
If I was an investor in Epic, I’d want him removed for ruining the company’s reputation.
So they are not a monopoly they are just anticompetitive. That's much better.
That was based on Tod then deemed illegal. That decision will be reverted, as confirmed by the latest news that point exactly in that direction.
I agree. Perhaps Apple should just tell the judge we’d gladly welcome fortnite back but not fo rfree when EPIC is making millions off our platform. We offered to let them back at a fee of X plus y per d/l, they declined. Our offer stands, your honor.
Next, Apple will be forced to put them in the spotlight on the App Store and promo their game for free 
Unprecedented! A judge forcing Apple to make their app free to a Chinese company on the Apple developed, managed and maintained iOS platform. Makes no sense from a business or legal standpoint. Apple should countersue. This will not help …but HURT customers & eventually destroy the App Store as we know it - Apple customers do not want hundreds of stores with different policies, designs, security (lack of), pricing… if they did they would be buying Android - the 70% marketshare owner!
Not a fact, just your opinion.
Not a fact. iOS v. Android is not a choice, just the only alternative. There is more consideration, than just app store policy, when having to pick on over the other.
This may sound childish but when you said Tim S. It made me think if we have Tim Apple does Epic have Tim Stupid? Idk, random thought.
Why?
That benefits literally no one.
Let alone the players.
"If the parties do not file a joint notice that this issue is resolved, and this Court’s intervention is required,
the Apple official who is personally responsible for ensuring compliance shall personally appear at
the hearing hereby set. (...)
Accordingly, any opposition brief shall be filed by Wednesday, May 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Pacific and shall identify by name the Apple official, referenced above, who shall be fully
prepared to answer any questions on the topic"
Her or she better not lie (again) in Court.
Bring out the popcorn 🍿, this is better than any soap opera.
Why not?
It's a different company and developer account, isn't it?
Any they're just planning to make legal use of what the same court legally allowed them.
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It benefits Apple, particularly if they don’t have to let Epic back in against its will. And if you believe the judge’s ruling was unconstitutional (like I do) and wrong about anti steering being a violation of California law (like the California court system does) then it’s in the interest of everyone to make sure the courts are correctly interpreting the law and constitution.
Agree 100%. But I suspect it won’t get to that, Epic will be let back in.
The court previously said:
I would assume Epic Sweden, which was forced on Apple by the EU, is “a wholly owned subsidiary, affiliate, or other entity under Epic’s control”
But it has been since explained to me that apparently Apple said, when questioned under oath, that they’d let Epic back in if they promised to follow the rules. Sounds like they should have qualified that with “once all litigation is over”.
That would have been well played by Epic and Sweeney.
Makes Apple look bad and vindictive again.
While returning to the App Store.
I wouldn't put it past Apple to revoke their access again.
Which again would look bad. Either way, outside the circles of fanboys, Apple doesn't look good here.
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Thinking about this more, it’s actually more genius. Because Apple “has the right” to cancel Epic Sweden’s account, but they haven’t (because the EU made it clear it wasn’t going to let them). And as long as Epic Sweden hasn’t had their agreement canceled, Apple has to let them submit apps that follow the rules, otherwise they’re punishing a developer for following the rules.
So Apple’s choices appear to be either cancel the agreement with Epic Sweden, angering the EU, or don’t cancel it, and be forced to let Epic on the US store. Even as who disagrees with Epic entirely, I have to salute the craftsmanship of their legal team.
They could make them submit different versions of the app in different jurisdictions.
As an attempt to legally "segregate" both issues.
Then again, I'm not even sure how that would work (technically).
Let alone that the impression it’d give if they declined (discriminated against) a single rule-abiding app somewhere.
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In other news, Apple asks judge to force Tim Sweeny to punch himself in the face repeatedly.
Apple had very clear rules in the contract that Epic agreed to (whether Epic liked those rules is irrelevant), and Epic didn't just accidentally run afoul of the rules, they schemed to hide changes and slip them past the app review process, and then spring them on Apple after the update shipped. And they're not coming back profusely apologizing for what they did and askng how to make amends, they're trying to get a judge to force Apple to take them back.
If a lover cheated on you, refused to take responsibility for their actions, and then tried to get someone else to force you to take them back, would you be "being very petty" if you said, "no, we are done, we have no future together, ever"?
"And here, in this ancient painting, we can see the second CEO of Apple, Tim Cook, attempt to slay the corporation known as Epic Games."
