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Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
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Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#12Earlier quoted context omitted.
The court ruling didn’t require apple to reinstate epic’s developer account. Apple can still, at their discretion, decide who can and can’t develop apps for iOS and Mac app stores.
In that case, why didn't they just say Epic is banned forever? What do appeals have to do with it?
The appeal might force Apple to reinstate Epic.
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#13If a person gets convicted of a crime and sentenced to jail, they have to go to jail right after sentencing, even if they plan to appeal. Why is this situation different?
Epic lost their case, but is trying to continue the fight by appealing.
Apple has no reason to do them any favors.
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#14Rich guy complaining about another Rich guy. I don't care. If this was a small app developer complaining, I would care. The more little devs complain, the more can come together and sue the crap out of Apple. 1 big Co suing another big Co = nobody cares. Tim isn't helping the small developers, he just wants to make more money for himself. Small devs will still get screwed.
Sweeney's out here fighting for the right of the little guy to groom young gambling addicts.
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#15Rich guy complaining about another Rich guy. I don't care. If this was a small app developer complaining, I would care. The more little devs complain, the more can come together and sue the crap out of Apple. 1 big Co suing another big Co = nobody cares. Tim isn't helping the small developers, he just wants to make more money for himself. Small devs will still get screwed.
Sweeney's out here fighting for the right of the little guy to groom young gambling addicts.
Fortnite doesn't have lootboxes.
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#16"Just last week, Epic agreed with Apple that we would play by the same rules as everyone else." This is in the linked thread. But, if the legal challenge is ongoing, then I am skeptical that they've really agreed to anything. Writing an email to Apple saying "I agree to your terms" while continuing to fight in court over those terms is not an agreement of anything.
They can agree to follow the terms while at the same time believing that the terms are unfair. They don't have to break the ToS to get the ToS changed.
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
The court ruling didn’t require apple to reinstate epic’s developer account. Apple can still, at their discretion, decide who can and can’t develop apps for iOS and Mac app stores.
In that case, why didn't they just say Epic is banned forever? What do appeals have to do with it?
> why didn't they just say Epic is banned forever?
Why would Apple ban a potent revenue source?
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
The court ruling didn’t require apple to reinstate epic’s developer account. Apple can still, at their discretion, decide who can and can’t develop apps for iOS and Mac app stores.
In that case, why didn't they just say Epic is banned forever? What do appeals have to do with it?
I think they don't want to ban Epic forever over this kind of spat because it sets a bad precedent and could turn other developers away from them.
Additionally I don't think it helps their public image and hurts the case they are making where they don't need regulation because they have fair rules (smacking someone out of the app store forever because they file a lawsuit wouldn't pass the smell test)
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#19Rich guy complaining about another Rich guy. I don't care. If this was a small app developer complaining, I would care. The more little devs complain, the more can come together and sue the crap out of Apple. 1 big Co suing another big Co = nobody cares. Tim isn't helping the small developers, he just wants to make more money for himself. Small devs will still get screwed.
Because of Epic now iOS users have more payment options (including the Platinum Apple with included Apple tax and protections), more options are good (except if you suffer of a brain illness that makes you unable to chose and have to always use a coin)
Re: Fortnite will be blacklisted by Apple until all appeals exhausted
#20Has the unavailability of the game on iOS sold a meaningful number of Android devices?