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The enormous cost of Tim Sweeney’s App Store disputes with Apple and Google


The enormous cost of Tim Sweeney’s App Store disputes with Apple and Google

Epic Games today launched its alternative iOS app marketplace in the EU with three of its games: Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe and Fall Guys. These games are also available on AltStore PAL and will later be available on Aptoide, both of which offer alternative storefronts in the EU. Epic also announced that it will be […]

Epic Games Store goes mobile, bringing Fortnite and other games to iPhones (in the EU) and Android (around the world)


Epic Games Store goes mobile, bringing Fortnite and other games to iPhones (in the EU) and Android (around the world)

Six years ago, Epic Games launched mobile versions of the popular game Fortnite for Android and iOS. And two years later, the company intentionally violated Apple and Google’s mobile app store rules by offering an alternative payment method. Both Apple and Google kicked Fortnite off their respective app stores, and a lengthy legal battle ensued […]

Spotify and Epic Games describe Apple’s new EU fees as “unacceptable” and “illegal”


Spotify and Epic Games describe Apple’s new EU fees as “unacceptable” and “illegal”

AppleThe updated Digital Markets Act (DMA) Compliance plan for the European Union has come under criticism from major technology companies Spotify And Epic GamesThe iPhone maker’s revised rules, announced on August 8, were described by both companies as “unacceptable,” “illegal” and “intentionally confusing.”The new fee structure, which loosens restrictions on external links while introducing additional […]

Spotify and Epic Games call Apple’s revised DMA compliance plan “confusing,” “illegal,” and “unacceptable”


Spotify and Epic Games call Apple’s revised DMA compliance plan “confusing,” “illegal,” and “unacceptable”

Spotify and Epic Games are among Apple critics unhappy with the iPhone maker’s newly revised compliance plan for the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). Shortly after Apple announced the updated version on Tuesday, which included relaxed restrictions as well as the introduction of two more fees, Spotify shared a statement with TechCrunch calling the […]

Epic Games claims Apple’s revised DMA compliance plan is “illegal” and “malicious.”


Epic Games claims Apple’s revised DMA compliance plan is “illegal” and “malicious.”

Perpetual complainer Epic Games is, predictably, not happy with Apple’s recently revised App Store plan to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). In the European Union, where the new DMA law opens up competition between app stores, Apple continues its malicious compliance by imposing an illegal new 15% junk fee on users […]