Just a week after Apple canceled the Epic Games developer account, they have presented a formal judicial petition by which request the return of the Fortnite game to the App Store. In this way, two purposes would be achieved. Restore Epic Games access to your developer account and get the game up and running again.
In the judicial petition, Epic Games does not give its arm to twist on its opinion about Apple. He says he is willing to challenge Apple "because it is the right thing to do" and "is better positioned than many other companies to fight this battle." Epic describes Apple as a company «monopolist who maintains his dominant position by explicitly prohibiting any competitive entry. '
It also alleges in the petition that it is more than likely that it will suffer irreparable damage if the Fortnite game does not return immediately to the App Store. "Damage balance tips heavily in Epic's favor" as daily active iOS users they have already decreased by more than 60% since the initial removal of the app from the App Store. This appears to be having more negative consequences for Epic Games than it is for Apple.
The earnings are not being the same, since many of those users who cannot play through iOS cannot do so from another platform because they do not have it. In this way, income has had to be cut for both. However Apple makes only a small part of the profits this way while for Epic Games, they can be a very significant amount.
Epic has refused to remove the direct purchase option added in Fortnite, and Apple will not allow the app in the App Store as long as the direct payment option remains. Apple has always maintained the position of allowing the return of Fortnite to the App Store from the moment that direct payment option is eliminated. Epic Games for now, has flatly denied.
The injunction was filed Friday in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, and the hearing will take place on September 28.
It seems that this is turning into a fight of babies who have decided to fold their arms and not breathe to see who can hold out more. It is clear that it is not being profitable for either of the two companies. For Apple it represents a significant reduction in iOS users to be able to play Fortnite and that they will probably migrate to other platforms. That they switch to other devices has the danger that they will never return again.
For Epic games you are assuming a damage to their coffers Because if iOS players have been reduced by more than 60%, we may be talking about a high percentage of those people who have not started the game on other platforms, yet. That means that purchases have had to be greatly reduced.
But above all, those who are failing worse are the users of the game. They have seen how overnight they cannot play the fashionable game on their Apple devices. They can't buy Skins or the battle pass and it is more than likely that they cannot buy (or cannot buy) another device. They are left without playing games and with an iPhone or iPad that they may no longer use.
The worst of all is the feeling and opinion that these users may be having about Apple. It may be, it is only an option, that they are future users of Mac, iMac, iPad Pro, iPhone? and that they are not going to buy these Apple devices because of what is happening right now. Advertising is very important and here Epic Games, with your website and your ads, is beating the apple company.
We will see the next day 28 to see what is left.
So much scandal for a game, it is nothing important, I would worry if it were an office or something similar, for a game it is a waste of time to read them
Nahhh, abusive comments. I don't think Apple users / customers are because of the game. I would dare to say that few or none will stop being a fanboy for not accessing the game.