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Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
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Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
little people often cared a lot about godzilla fights because godzilla was protecting them from a giant monster
In this analogy small people care about the outcome, the fake drama and PR is just none important.
I would be very happy if I could sell ios content and keep 88% (epic) vs. 70% (apple) of my own revenue.
That's a 25% boost in my revenue. That's huge.
Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#103As an aside: Gruber/Daring Fireball seems to be getting less and less popular: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=%22darin...
Is it possible this graph also reflects that his readers are more likely to employ Safari’s tracker-blocking?
Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#104That makes sense.
Why would you do business ever again with someone who intentionally breached a contract, publicly smeared you with a calculated negative PR campaign and then sued you?
After all this you offer them to allow Fortnite back if they reverse what they've done that breached the contract. Instead, they:
- Reject the offer
- Carry on smearing you
- Lose the court case
- Sweeney says they wouldn’t release iOS version with the pricing still being the same
- Then they decide to do a PR stunt publicly sending a letter and ask to get back into App Store, while hinting they plan to toy with the courts ruling by attempting to put an in-app payment button that mimics Apple’s IAP
And now they play a victim that they're not allowed back in to the App Store because they have no other avenue and they lost the court case.
Tell me again why would _you_ do business with anyone like that?
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#105Earlier quoted context omitted.
And thank "God" for people like him[1]. Life is unbearable under Tim Cook's "vision", the greed, arrogance and pettiness is at an all-time high, and it's not like it was low before.. [1] Also, nothing is black and white, of course Tim/Epic were looking to get more money from what their customers paid.
My life under Tim Cook's "vision" is pretty sweet when it comes to electronic devices. With a tap of a button I fill my house with lossless quality of music that is playing on astonishingly capable speakers. Those speakers also answer my questions and run automations on my phone which I can create in a very nice and user-friendly interface. I'm currently watching an episode of a TV Series that is playing from my NAS…
what a longwinded way to miss the point
Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#106This article doesn't mention the fact that Apple lied, and that Tim Cook "promised" in court that Epic would be let back in the app store if they promised to comply with the rules. Epic made that exact promise [1]. And now Apple's telling them: F you. What's going on at Apple? [1]: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-lied-breaks-... and https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/144071146788861543... And t…
>the company offered to let Fortnite back in the App Store if it agreed to the App Store rules.
Epic is not agreeing to the app store rules. They are appealing the decision because they *do not agree to the rules* and do not want to follow them. As long as that situation stands, Apple is not letting them back in.
If Epic drops the appeal and agrees to comply, then Apple has indicated they would let them in.
Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#107Earlier quoted context omitted.
My life under Tim Cook's "vision" is pretty sweet when it comes to electronic devices. With a tap of a button I fill my house with lossless quality of music that is playing on astonishingly capable speakers. Those speakers also answer my questions and run automations on my phone which I can create in a very nice and user-friendly interface. I'm currently watching an episode of a TV Series that is playing from my NAS…
what a longwinded way to miss the point
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Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
This lawsuit will cost Apple way more than Epic. It might not hurt Apple that much as a percentage, but in absolute terms it will hurt them plenty. There is a reason they fight this so fervently.
Indeed, the future of their business model is at stake. If Epic succeeds and many more try to circumvent paying 30% to Apple, then they will feel it.
Apple's business model does not depend on the App Store's 30% cut. Not by a long shot.
Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#109This article doesn't mention the fact that Apple lied, and that Tim Cook "promised" in court that Epic would be let back in the app store if they promised to comply with the rules. Epic made that exact promise [1]. And now Apple's telling them: F you. What's going on at Apple? [1]: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-lied-breaks-... and https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/144071146788861543... And t…
> Cook said that Apple was not thinking about money at all, and Fortnite's revenue was not a consideration. That's a bald faced lie. Of course it is about the money.
Apple is giving up a lot of money, likely hundreds of millions, by not letting Fortnite back in.
You could argue that in the long term Apple might be calculating that the fear effect on other companies might pay that back, but that's highly arguable. It's unarguable they are giving up a serious amount of reliable income to make this point.
Re: Apple Will Not Reinstate Epic’s Fortnite Developer Account
#110This article doesn't mention the fact that Apple lied, and that Tim Cook "promised" in court that Epic would be let back in the app store if they promised to comply with the rules. Epic made that exact promise [1]. And now Apple's telling them: F you. What's going on at Apple? [1]: https://www.epicgames.com/site/en-US/news/apple-lied-breaks-... and https://twitter.com/TimSweeneyEpic/status/144071146788861543... And t…
> Cook said that Apple was not thinking about money at all, and Fortnite's revenue was not a consideration. That's a bald faced lie. Of course it is about the money.
What a utter lie Tim Cook said. Apple only sees money, do not try to make this about the user. I would love to have Ricky Gervais in the court replying to Tim, just like he did on the Golden Globes :D