Company Apple Happy Friday tooneofficially approved the Epic Games game store application Store pro iPhone and iPads in Europe. The move comes after the creator of Fortnite accused the company of hindering his efforts to launch his own game store on those devices.
Apple said the latest dispute involved the Epic Sweden AB Marketplace app and had nothing to do with the Fortnite app, which had previously been given the green light. App developers and competition regulators have long criticized the strict scrutiny App Store from the side Applu. Before the aforementioned announcement by AppEpic said the iPhone maker twice rejected documents the video game publisher submitted to launch Epic Games. StoreThe reason was said to be the similarity of the design of certain buttons and labels to those used by App Store.
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"We use the same 'Install' and 'In-App Purchases' nomenclature used in popular cross-platform app stores, and follow standard conventions for in-app buttons for iOS, “ Epic said in a series of social media posts. "Rejection from the App"lu is arbitrary, obstructive and violates the DMA (Digital Markets Act). We have raised our concerns with the European Commission," the company added. The European Commission, which last month launched an investigation into controls and reviews of established companies Apple for app approvals and alternative app stores, declined to comment. Epic and Apple have been fighting a legal battle since 2020, when the gaming company claimed that Apple its practice of charging up to 30% commission on in-app purchases on devices with the operating system iOS violates the rules of the US antitrust law. Earlier this year Apple proposed changes to the rules of his App Store to comply with certain DMA guidelines that went into effect in March. The changes allowed alternative app stores to iPhonech and the option to not use the in-app payment system, but they introduced a "core technology fee" that some developers consider exploitative.
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They've already begged for a return, right? That was strong talk. money talks!
No, they already forced Hamizny apple to an alternative store 😄
You too, brat.