CARY – Apple says it has no intention of allowing Epic Games to regain access to its App Store and the Apple iOS operating system, rejecting a request made by the Cary technology company made on Thursday night, according to MacRumors. “As we’ve said all along, we would welcome...
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CARY – Epic Games’ struggle with Apple entered another dimension Thursday night as the Cary-based developer of the global hit “Fortnite” said it plans to “re-release” the game in South Korea. The move follows the South Korean government’s passage of a law that will allow developers to select which payment...
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Epic Games appeared to be David taking on Goliath in its legal war against Apple. Epic sued Google, too. And in the long run the little guy appears headed for victory, as we predicted months ago. Here’s an update.
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Apple will allow companies such as Spotify and Netflix to direct customers to their own websites to make payments, allowing them to more easily avoid fees levied by the App Store. But the change didn’t molify Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games which is involved in a global legal fight with Apple over its app store fee requirements.
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The legislation has been dubbed the “anti-Google law” in South Korea, as politicians argue that the Silicon Valley behemoth has taken advantage of its longstanding dominance and undercut developers. And similar legislation in other countries could follow.
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Apple has settled a lawsuit with app developers about its App Store procedures and fees but Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit over similar issues is not part of the settlement, Epic CEO and owner Tim Sweeney says.
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“We are reviewing the FTC’s amended complaint and will have more to say soon,” Facebook said in a tweet Thursday. In a subsequent statement, the company called the suit “meritless.”
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Facebook could soon be required to spin off Giphy in response to concerns by UK regulators, and give up control of that company’s massive library of GIFs — the animated images used by millions to express emotions and reactions across the internet.
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