Apple 'won't make an exception' for Epic to skirt App Store rules
Days after Epic slapped Apple with a lawsuit over the removal of Fortnite from the App Store, Apple on Monday again publicly responded to the developer's allegations of monopolistic practices, saying no exceptions will be made to its guidelines.

Apple's first statement on Epic's broadside legal attack was issued to The Verge on Monday.
As expected, the tech giant is not backing down from the legal challenge -- and bruising PR campaign -- saying Epic created the problem for itself by sidestepping App Store guidelines when it released an update to Fortnite last week. That problem, and the legal mire in which both companies now find themselves, can be easily remedied.
The latest version of the app, which was quickly pulled from the online marketplace last Thursday, incorporated an option to pay Epic directly for in-app content, blatantly flouting Apple's developer agreement. A corresponding update for Android was yanked from the Google Play Store for similar reasons.
Earlier today, Epic revealed Apple is threatening to terminate the game maker's developer account and cut off access to iOS and Mac development tools. If Apple moves forward with its planned course of action, Epic will no longer be able to update the Unreal Engine on which many iOS and Mac games are built.
Epic filed a temporary restraining order to halt Apple's escalation, saying the iPhone maker "is attacking Epic's entire business in unrelated areas."

Apple's first statement on Epic's broadside legal attack was issued to The Verge on Monday.
As expected, the tech giant is not backing down from the legal challenge -- and bruising PR campaign -- saying Epic created the problem for itself by sidestepping App Store guidelines when it released an update to Fortnite last week. That problem, and the legal mire in which both companies now find themselves, can be easily remedied.
The latest version of the app, which was quickly pulled from the online marketplace last Thursday, incorporated an option to pay Epic directly for in-app content, blatantly flouting Apple's developer agreement. A corresponding update for Android was yanked from the Google Play Store for similar reasons.
The statement offered on Monday borrowed from a release last week, but added wording to emphasize that it is Epic to blame for the fiasco. In particular, Apple makes clear the gaming company will not receive special treatment on the App Store.The App Store is designed to be a safe and trusted place for users and a great business opportunity for all developers. Epic has been one of the most successful developers on the App Store, growing into a multibillion dollar business that reaches millions of iOS customers around the world. We very much want to keep the company as part of the Apple Developer Program and their apps on the Store. The problem Epic has created for itself is one that can easily be remedied if they submit an update of their app that reverts it to comply with the guidelines they agreed to and which apply to all developers. We won't make an exception for Epic because we don't think it's right to put their business interests ahead of the guidelines that protect our customers.
Earlier today, Epic revealed Apple is threatening to terminate the game maker's developer account and cut off access to iOS and Mac development tools. If Apple moves forward with its planned course of action, Epic will no longer be able to update the Unreal Engine on which many iOS and Mac games are built.
Epic filed a temporary restraining order to halt Apple's escalation, saying the iPhone maker "is attacking Epic's entire business in unrelated areas."
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Epic.
(I meant to post this here, not the other thread).
Tim is way too nice.
Steve would have hired the best engineers in the world to create a better engine than Unreal and make it exclusive for Apple developers. With Apple Silicon Macs, this is the perform time to create one engine for Apple platforms.
Which makes me wonder, since Apple platforms will be truly cross-compatible if in the near future apps and games will display "For Apple" instead of "for iOS" / "for MacOS".
it is not like Apple ban any porn app or spyware because of policy violation.
anyone?
— Chance The Rapper Album in July (@chancetherapper) July 13, 2018"
Epic stole dance moves from popular black artists and sold them to kids for a profit. The artists did not receive a penny or recognition for their work.
#BlackLivesMatter
“Apple 'won't make an exception' for Epic to skirt App Store rules“
What Epic is doing, is the perfect definition of the word “ ARROGANCE “
If it is not, and this is standard practice, then it just shows how ill-considered the whole gambit has been.
Apple discovered Epic was violating several other rules of their enterprise developer license and informed Epic that their license will be pulled unless they remedy it by the end of the month. There has been no mention of what those violations entails. Or at least I haven't found any source with detail about those other violations. But my guess is that it's on the scale of what Facebook did in violation of Apple Enterprise Developer license, when the allowed non employees to side load a data mining app.
Apple threat of pulling Epic developer license is a separate issue, but Epic is making it seem that Apple is threatening to pull their developer license over what they did with updating Fortnight to bypass Apple in app paying method. And that is not true. All Apple did was to ban Fortnight from the App Store, until Epic fixed Fortnight to conform with the App Store rules. Like they would do with all apps that didn't conform to App Store rules. One does not lose their developer license just because they had an app that didn't conform to the App Store rules. How would Apple expect you to fix the problem than got your app banned, if they took alway your developer license and the use of the tools needed to fix the problem?
Apple does not hide the fact that the App Store is the way to get programs and they take a cut for hosting and distribution.