Two days ago, Apple revoked Epic Games Sweden’s developer license, forbidding it from releasing iOS software regardless of whether it submitted it to the App Store or.
Round 10: Watching Apple and Epic duke it out for the past four years causes one to wonder if they will ever get along. Their very public US court bout is long past, with neither feeling like the victor. As the EC bears down on Apple, the boxing match continues, with Cupertino throwing punches to defend its walled garden and Epic hiding behind the referee hoping for a low-blow penalty point.
Two days ago, Apple revoked Epic Games Sweden’s developer license, forbidding it from releasing iOS software regardless of whether it submitted it to the App Store or an off-platform European marketplace. The action seemed retaliatory because it fell hot on the heels of Epic, announcing its intention to launch a European iOS app store now that the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) is in effect.
On Thursday, less than one full day after Apple banned Epic’s Sweden branch, the European Commission (EC) said it opened an investigation into that matter and others pertaining to Apple’s compliance with the DMA.
