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Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by nomel on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @12:21AM (#24195233)
Some would consider this enforcement, which is not the same as retaliation.
Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by manquer on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @04:03AM (#24196281)
How so ? They are pulling access to all platforms including desktop, also unreal is sdk/library used by ton of third parties , all of them are impacted too
Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by judge2020 on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @09:53AM (#24198536)
It's equal enforcement among all developers. Every other time that a developer has intentionally broken app store guidelines Apple has terminated their entire Developer account.
Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by manquer on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @11:26AM (#24199824)
epic size orgs would not just use one account. It includes preview access and to clot products .

In my experience , I usually sign different agreements with different products for such diverse access . Sometimes it is with different legal entities .

I don’t know if Apple does an MSA which is the kind of document which covers the general engagement , so unless such a MSA exists and allows for this kind of termination , I am pretty sure this cannot be done for violating guidelines of single agreement to cancel other contracts in place.

Apple probably has clauses to unilaterally terminate agreements and is invoking that, but that is not remotely the same as closing down a account for violating guidelines

Re:Apple to kill Epic’s accounts on Friday the 28th by romanoderoma on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @07:35AM (#24197477)
Well mafia could say the same thing

But if you use a gun like Apple did...