Posted 3/6/2024, 7:30:00 PM
Apple Cuts Ties with Epic Games Over CEO's Critiques of App Store Monopoly Practices
- Apple terminated Epic's developer account over CEO Tim Sweeney's tweets criticizing Apple's "unfair practices"
- Epic calls it retaliation for speaking out against Apple's monopoly in app stores, payments, and browsers
- Apple cited a Sweeney tweet asking Apple to become the company it advertises as reason for termination
- Epic intentionally breached its Developer Program agreement with Apple to highlight issues
- It's unclear if termination will hold up under new Digital Markets Act meant to increase competition