Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple, Inc.

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In Korea a trecut legislatie noua, dar nu a intrat in vigoare, conform careia sunt permise third-party payment processors in aplicatii.
Epic a cerut Apple sa le fie redat contul de developer ca sa relanseze jocul in Korea:

Apple a refuzat:

“As we’ve said all along, we would welcome Epic’s return to the App Store if they agree to play by the same rules as everyone else,” an Apple spokesperson says in a statement to The Verge. “Epic has admitted to breach of contract and as of now, there’s no legitimate basis for the reinstatement of their developer account.”

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Avem verdict! E ceea ce se astepta: apple-epic-judgement - DocumentCloud.

O problema a fost definirea pietei. S-au respins ambele definitii si s-a mers pe "digital mobile gaming transactions":

The relevant market here is digital mobile gaming transactions, not gaming generally and not Apple’s own internal operating systems related to the App Store

Asadar:
1. Epic a incalcat contractul si trebuie sa-i dea Apple comisionul de 30% pentru toate tranzactiile ce n-au trecut prin Apple IAP.
2. Nu se poate pronunta daca Apple e monopol pentru ca Epic nu a oferit dovezile necesare pentru a demonstra acest lucru.
3. Apple s-a comportat anti-concurential conform legislatiei din California.
4. Apple trebuie sa lase developerii sa aiba buttons, links sau alte metode de directionare, spre alte metode de plata si sa poate comunica, prin datele de contact la inregistrarea conturilor in-app, cu utilizatorii despre aceste optiuni:

permanently restrained and enjoined from prohibiting developers from including in their apps and their metadata buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms, in addition to In-App Purchasing and communicating with customers through points of contact obtained voluntarily from customers through account registration within the app.

Intra in vigoare peste 90 zile, pe 9 decembrie.

Apple must allow other forms of in-app purchases, rules judge in Epic v. Apple - The Verge

Epic "castiga" partial, pentru ca se aleg cu posibilitatea de implementare a propiului sistem de payment in-app.
Edit: E o confuzie cu "metadata buttons": The future of the App Store depends on the difference between a ‘button’ and an ‘external link’ - The Verge.

Insa Sweeney nu e multumit, el vroia ca App Store sa ajunga open:

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Epic Games Store este disponibil pe iPhone (EU; iOS =< 17.6; urmeaza UK si Japonia in curand; se lucreaza pentru iPadOS) si AltStore PAL (iOS =< 17.4):

Today the Epic Games Store is available for download on iPhones in the European Union and on Android devices worldwide.

The store is launching with Fortnite, Rocket League Sideswipe and the all-new Fall Guys for mobile, and we are working to enable all developers to launch their games and apps through the Epic Games Store in the future.

We are also bringing our games to independent mobile stores including AltStore PAL today.

The Epic Games Store Launches on Mobile

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Disponibil acum si pe iPad (EU; iPadOS =< 18; urmeaza UK, Japonia in 2025) si AltStore PAL (iPadOS =< 18):

Update:
The Epic Games Store is now available on iPad in the same regions as it is available on iPhone.

The Epic Games Store Launches on Mobile - Epic Games Store

[paul]

Inca o decizie din partea judecatoarei. Spune ca Apple nu a respectat decizia precedenta. Cu executare imediata:
- Apple nu are voie sa impuna comisioane pentru tranzactiile facute in afara aplicatiilor
- nu poate impune dezvoltatorilor cum sa afiseze linkurile de comanda ce duc inafara aplicatiei
- nu are voie sa blocheze sau restrictioneze butoanele sau alte interfete pentru comenzi
- nu poate sa intervina peste decizia utilizatorilor de a iesi dintr-o aplicatie decat cu un mesaj neutru gen "parasiti aplicatia pentru un site tert"
Apple face apel.

Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers just ruled that, effective immediately, Apple is no longer allowed to collect fees on purchases made outside apps and blocks the company from restricting how developers can point users to where they can make purchases outside of apps. Apple says it will appeal the order.

A judge just blew up Apple’s control of the App Store | The Verge

Judecatoarea considera ca Alex Roman, vice president of finance, a mintit cand a dat marturie si avocatii Apple n-au corectat. A inaintat o plangere impotriva lui si Apple pentru sperjur.

Sweeney anunta ca de saptamana viitoare Fortnite revine in US App Store.
Spotify anunta ca lucreaza la un update al aplicatiei sa-l inainteze cat de repede.