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Apple terminates Epic Games developer account calling it a 'threat' to the iOS ecosystem

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨simple@lemm.ee⁩ to ⁨games@lemmy.world⁩

https://techcrunch.com/2024/03/06/apple-terminates-epic-games-developer-account-calling-it-a-threat-to-the-ios-ecosystem/

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  • Fubarberry@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Heartwarming

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  • FenrirIII@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Seems anticompetitive

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    • Tramort@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      “threat” is just competition, right?

      Fine 'em, EU!

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  • kaitco@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “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.

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  • GoldenDoge@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What’s wrong Apple? Afraid of some actual competition?

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  • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Please eat each other.

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  • lud@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Press release from Epic including the correspondence between Epic and Apple: epicgames.com/…/apple-terminated-epic-s-developer…

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    • stoly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I love the rending of clothes and gnashing of teeth.

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  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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    • stoly@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I dunno. Isn’t this kind of like being banned from a sport? Nobody has a right to participate in someone else’s game.

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      • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        No

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  • anonymous_in_atl@ani.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Image

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  • turkishdelight@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    EU comission just said NEIN.

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