Apple VS Fortnite

[Cal]

Apple recently took Fortnite off the app store for circumventing the built in payment gateway that takes a 30% fee of all purchases and using their own without the fee.

Apple said this:

Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users.

The thing is, this isn't true.
Amazon was offered special treatment by a high ranking executive at Apple.

This was a strategic move by Epic Games to provide further evidence against Apple in the Antitrust hearings currently going on in the United States, when Epic Games begun using their own payment processor, they lowered the prices, allowing the US to argue it is a pro-consumer move to open up the platform.

It is also speculated that Epic Games is looking to launch a games streaming platform similar to GeForce NOW and Shadow, which Apple recently prohibited.

I expect this will end either with Epic Games acquiescing and simply having to endure the fee, or them waiting it out and hoping antitrust regulations roll out for Apple, that prohibit them from setting up their platform in such a way that they can charge a 30% fee without any way to circumvent it.

 

[nfdegreu3i23r22r]

fortnite fortnite fortnite fortnite fortnite

 

[Sky.]

They did break the contract, its true. But then its kinda. repeat of Spotify's case. They complained now theres a full on investigation of apple going on for anti-competition practices.

 

[solo]

WHY IS FORTNITE ON A MINECRAFT FORUM

WE SHOULD BE DOING THE CRAFT INSTEAD OF DOING THE DAB

MLM!!!! MINECRAFT LIVES MATER

 

[Anish]

1) Nobody is saying removal is wrong, it's basically that the policy that got them removed was wrong.
2) The policy that got them removed would be wrong IF apple had the majority of the market share. (Spoiler: It doesn't)
This means that Google wouldn't be allowed to decide that if you wanna appear in google search results, you have to give google 10% of your revenue. So imo epic doesn't have a case other than "they gave others special treatment and I want that special treatment too!"

 

[Polarbears]

It's Apple's App Store, you gotta play by the rules. Epic games was simply being greedy and looking to bypass the global 30% cut making them in violation. Apple deserves the win. If they simply didn't like it, instead of pulling some "Epic Games direct payment" they should have just pulled it from the store themselves to prevent the fee. And now google is doing the same thing, so its really Apple & Google vs. Fortnite.

 

[warfox]

keep it banned

 

[Demeng]

Good

 

[Alba]

Not cool what they do apple

 

[Sloth]

At the end of the day they broke the terms they agreed to with Apple. If anything Apple should counter sue for not receiving the funds they are entitled to.

I especially don’t feel bad for Epic considering they’ve tried to push exclusivity deals on their own platform alongside overcharging people for pointless skins in Fortnite.

It’s also worth mentioning that 30% appears to be an industry standard for companies. Both consoles take 30%, most retailers such as Best Buy take 30% for physical products, and so on. Steam is one of the few platforms that takes a lower portion but it can vary.

We also have to remember that Apple owns the App Store and it’s their property. If after all of this they choose to never allow Fortnite back on the App Store then that’s their right. Apple isn’t obliged to allow third party software on their devices to cater to a bunch of greedy developer companies.

 

[Varp]

Good thing

 

[Sofioty.]

Fortnite, in a minecraft forum, come on now XD