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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by dstaley on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:51PM (#24191206)
Sorry, to clarify, I wasn't trying to imply that what Epic did wasn't against the TOS. My point was that Apple has the authority not to terminate Epic, but has chosen to do so, even when they've allowed other apps that have done things against the TOS to retain their developer account.
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by ArchOversight on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:55PM (#24191262)
There's a way to cure a breach in the license agreement, and other developers that have run afoul of the rules and were notified made fixes that brought them back into compliance with the agreement.

Epic has made it particularly clear that they do not intend to cure the breach, and Apple has made it clear that in that case they are not welcome to have an Apple Developer Program account and the permissions that grants a user.

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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by dstaley on Monday August 17, 2020 @03:59PM (#24191309)
I think we're on the same page here. Are you saying that the application of Apple's TOS can't be considered retaliation since it's something Epic agreed to be held to?
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