Tim Sweeney denounces Apple, who refuses to return Fortnite on the App Store

Pattern of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney has released some exchanges of emails on Twitter to denounce Apple s attitude that refuses to reactivate the developer account of Epic Games and to postpone strong on the App Store until the judicial battle Opposite the two companies is not fully closed.

Epic Games paid $ 6 million that he owed to the iPhone manufacturer as compensation for pocketing Apple s user money in August 2020 without paying the 30% that Apple normally levies on each transaction. After losing the bulk of his bet in court, Tim Sweeney now certifies that he agrees to comply with the rules of the App Store and therefore not to circumvent the Apple payment system by installing his .

Despite this, Apple has chosen not to respond favorably to Epic Games motion as long as the decision of justice is not finalized and that all remedies are not exhausted. And for good reason, Tim Sweeney has already confirmed that Epic Games would appeal the judgment that was delivered on Friday, September 10th. However, according to Tim Sweeney, this process could drag for another five years. Apple, for its part, believes that it is in its right not to accept EPIC Games on its shop given the reprehensible behavior that the publisher has been guilty of in the past.

Apple has lied. Apple spent a year telling the world, the court and the press he would welcome the return of EPIC on the App Store if he agreed to comply with the same rules as everyone else . EPIC accepted and now Apple again abuses its monopoly on more than one billion users , denounces Tim Sweeney.

The verdict reported on September 10 by Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled on the whole line except on one point: from December 9th, IOS Game Developers will have the right to promote external links to players. Make spending in games without going through the App Store and therefore without Apple affects its commission of 30%. Insufficient for Epic Games who wanted to recognize Apple s monopoly status and jump for good the latch by leaving the developers install their own payment method directly on the App Store and not externally. Tim Sweeney s willingness to be able to circumvent the Apple Commission (30% most of the time) and make the players enjoy the savings realized.

Apple intentionally locks the iOS consumer devices to prevent them from installing software directly from developers, as they can do it freely on PC and Mac. Apple uses this obstruction to direct installation to constrain its consumers Use the App Store, then requires developers they use their payment processing service. By restricting the freedom to install software, Apple has created a problem in order to benefit from the solution. EPIC estimates that all Mobile developers and their consumers have the right to opt for less expensive alternative payment service providers, as is the norm on other computer-use computer platforms, including websites, Windows and Mac , denounces Epic Games.