Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account

Post by IncandescentGas » Fri, Mar 08, 2024, 9:41 PM UTC

terhechte wrote: post #38

marcinzm wrote: post #27

> And the minimal assurances in Mr. Sweeney’s curt response were swiftly undercut by a litany of public attacks on Apple’s policies, compliance plan, and business model. So according to Apple [edit] one isn't allowed to say bad things about a company publicly or they are allowed to ban your account? Interesting view.

At least in the U.S. business owners have the right to refuse service or turn away a customer to protect their patrons and business. That's the issue with all these providers. Every couple of weeks there's a story from someone whose Google account was suddenly closed with no way to access their emails or pictures again.

Post by badpun » Fri, Mar 08, 2024, 9:42 PM UTC

AlchemistCamp wrote: post #252

snowpid wrote: post #234

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" But the reality of America is much more complex than that, and that’s accelerated since the 1950’s, and was completely broken down in the 1990’s. " You complain a lack of seing the complexity of American food but instead you have a simple view of the European cultures. Have you been ever in any European country and when? I have the feeling you havent been.

fnordpiglet posted virtually nothing about Europe. Where are you drawing your opinion of his/her view of European cultures from? This whole thread is just bizarre.

Post by s1k3s » Fri, Mar 08, 2024, 9:43 PM UTC

montagg wrote: post #286

One of the worst gaming user experiences on Windows is how every publisher wants their own store. And depending on where you get a game, it may or may not have certain features. And if you get into modding, sometimes one version of the game just won't work with some mods. I understand everyone feels good about increased competition with Apple—and hopefully it turns out well for users—but iOS is hurtling toward the sa…

Post by EMIRELADERO » Fri, Mar 08, 2024, 9:45 PM UTC

lilyball wrote: post #263

Eikon wrote: post #180

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What was the deal with PWAs?

EU rules say Apple can't prioritize their own browser. PWAs only work with WebKit due to the iOS security model, and the amount of work necessary to try to support PWAs with third-party browser engines securely was way out of scope for the time frame to support the DMA. Because Apple can't prioritize their own browser, they had to remove PWA support entirely in the EU. Naturally there was a lot of backlash, and so Ap…

Post by throwaway290 » Fri, Mar 08, 2024, 9:47 PM UTC

TillE wrote: post #254

xw390111 wrote: post #217

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This will all blow over in a week. But once the control is lost, it’s gone forever.

Developer grievances about Apple have been simmering for years, and even longtime Apple fans aren't happy about what's been going on lately. This is not a smart path to follow. They need enthusiastic small developers to help build the Vision Pro ecosystem, and so far it doesn't seem to be going that well.