In other words, Epic is ready to take advantage of the now legal option to route around Apple’s IAP system.Īpple, though, wasn’t having it. ![]() That is, if Apple follows the court’s guidelines to allow buttons and external links to other purchasing mechanisms, then Epic would resubmit the Fortnite app. Sweeney’s letter tells Apple Fortnite will play by the rules if Apple will. The court’s decision was that Apple would now have to accommodate developers by giving them the choice to include buttons or links to other places where users could pay for their in-app purchases outside the App Store, in addition to Apple’s IAP option. The judge’s decision deemed Apple “not a monopoly,” which Apple then jubilantly celebrated, saying it’s something “we’ve known all along,” quoting the judge’s statement that Apple’s success was “not illegal.” However, the one part of the case where Epic won was where the judge declared Apple’s current in-app purchase (IAP) system anticompetitive. ![]() It’s daring Apple to follow the current court order. Image Credits: Tim Sweeney on Twitter (opens in a new window)īut what makes the letter interesting is that it’s not just Epic asking for re-entry.
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