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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by kalleboo on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @12:09AM (#24195173)
That would work technically, but legally would a company that has been banned from the developer program have their developers use "Personal Teams" also be against the Terms of Service?
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by saagarjha on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @05:52AM (#24196882)
You can’t use Apple’s developer tools, period.
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by danudey on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:33PM (#24204015)
You absolutely can use Apple's developer tools without a developer account, and you absolutely can build and run code on a device without a developer account. I'm not sure why Epic claimed otherwise (other than that losing their developer account makes it far more inconvenient), but it's really just fearmongering to try to get the public on their side.
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by nodamage on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @05:48AM (#24208730)
Just because you're physically able to download, install, and run something doesn't mean you have the legal right to use it. The developer tools come with a license agreement in which Apple legally grants you the rights to use the tools, and those rights can be revoked.
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by kalleboo on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @10:45PM (#24206660)
Apple told Epic they will lose access to "all Apple developer tools" https://twitter.com/stroughtonsmith/status/12954667012204666...
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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by saagarjha on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:37PM (#24204051)
The tools have EULA on them, though.
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