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Apple kills Epic’s iOS game store plans over App Store criticism
After Epic CEO Tim Sweeney criticized how Apple is rolling out alternative app stores on iOS in the EU, Apple terminated its developer account and called the company “verifiably untrustworthy.”
“Please be advised that Apple has, effective immediately, terminated the Developer Program membership of Epic Games Sweden AB,” the letter — which is dated March 2nd — states. Sweeney has been intensely critical of how the iPhone maker is implementing the changes to iOS under the DMA, calling them “a new instance of Malicious Compliance” and “hot garbage.” He said Apple is forcing developers to “choose between App Store exclusivity and the store terms, which will be illegal under DMA, or accept a new also-illegal anticompetitive scheme rife with new Junk Fees on downloads and new Apple taxes on payments they don’t process.” In particular, Apple’s critics have objected to its plans to charge a €0.50 “Core Technology Fee” for each annual app install past the first 1 million downloads in the EU, which could quickly add up for larger developers.
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