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Re:Apple terminates Epic Games developer account, calling it... by Dylan16807 on Thursday March 07, 2024 @01:15AM (#39625599)
Trying to reduce a monopoly isn't as important as civil rights, but it's a lot more important than "B2B contract renegotiation".

Epic wants better terms for everyone, not just their app.

Re:Apple terminates Epic Games developer account, calling it... by SllX on Thursday March 07, 2024 @02:26AM (#39626150)
That's Epic's PR spin, but I ain't buying. This was a chance to reduce the fees they pay to Apple, not subject themselves to the customer relationship rules set by Apple and expand into another line of business. The legal, political and PR campaigns were tools in their arsenal to put pressure on Apple.

They lost, but good news for all the not-Epics out there because there's other companies who stand to benefit from the recent Court and Commission-induced changes Apple made to their policies. It just won't be Epic specifically.