Some apples are very sweet and some are not so sweet.Apple reverses Epic Games developer account banned According to the latest news, on Friday afternoon blog post, once again clearing the way for the Epic Games Store on European iOS devices.The decision was made two days later Apple terminates Epic’s account over some tweets From CEO Tim Sweeney.
“The DMA experienced its first major challenge when Apple banned Epic Games Sweden from competing in the App Store, and the DMA just scored its first major victory,” Sweeney said. Still tweeting, on Friday. He concluded: “#FreeFortnite!”
European Commissioner Thierry Bratton following news of Apple banning Epic Games on Thursday tweet, “There is no room for gatekeepers to silence developers through threats.”
Europe has just introduced new laws under the Digital Markets Act aimed at limiting the power of big tech companies like Apple and Google. Apple’s move to ban the creator of the world’s No. 1 tabletop video game raised immediate red flags.
Apple confirmed in a statement to Gizmodo that Epic has been reinstated as a developer after the video game developer “committed to abiding by the rules.” This is what Apple initially claimed was the reason for banning the Fortnite maker. However, Apple seems to have had enough of Sweeney’s constant jabs at the Cupertino giant.
To be clear, what led to this ban was tweet Sweeney questioned Apple’s values. He posted photos of Apple founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak and asked current management to behave more like the company before. Apple cited this tweet when it terminated Epic.
Tim Sweeney’s big mouth may have saved him in this battle. Atop a photo of Apple’s founder, Sweeney recently called Apple’s approach “hot garbage” and “a horror show.” Fed up with his comments, Apple decided to ban Epic’s account, saying it was “truly untrustworthy.” But Epic Games managed to draw international attention to its terminated developer account , finally gave the “Fortnite” maker what it wanted.
Sweeney has really done a good job of attracting people to its monopoly on the iOS App Store. Over the past few years, Epic has positioned itself as the David against the big tech giants — Apple and Google. Epic has fought legal battles around the world to break away from traditional app stores. Now, Epic Games has the opportunity to run its own marketplace around Fortnite and other games. The lesson here seems to be: Keep tweeting Sweeney.