Epic Games has stepped up its rhetoric against Apple, claiming that the App Store contract is illegal and that Apple’s view of what is reasonable is “crazy and misguided.”
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney yesterday tweeted his view on the dispute …
What’s most disturbing about Apple’s position is that they seem to truly believe they “own” all commerce involving phones they make, characterizing direct payment as theft, smuggling, and even shoplifting. It’s a crazy, misguided view […]
The fact that Apple sold a phone doesn’t give them the right to tax and control the person who bought the phone.
Not everyone who responded to the tweet was buying Epic’s stance, however.
“It’s also crazy that you having the opportunity to bring back Fortnite and continue with the fight and you said no”
“That’s exactly how countries and taxation work. It’s their platform. Having an iPhone is not a fundamental human right or even utility. You basically want to extract value from the platform without giving anything in return.”
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