Maphakathi nonyaka odlule, ngo-Agasti, u-Apple uthathe isinqumo sokubeka eceleni umdlalo we-Fortnite nokuthi awusakwazi ukulandwa ku-App Store. Ngaleso sikhathi, bekubonakala sengathi inkampani ebhloki yayinikeza isifundo se-Epic Games emandleni. Kodwa-ke, njengoba isikhathi sesihambile, sekubonakele amasu amasha afakazela lokho noma i-Apple ayikaze ibe yimbi noma Imidlalo ye-Epic ilimale kangaka esakha inkululeko yakhe yephrojekthi. Womabili adlala umacashelana, kepha omunye wabo kuzofanele "awubophe."
Imidlalo yama-Epic yakhononda ngokuzimela kwe-Apple. Iphrojekthi yeNkululeko idaliwe.
Kusuka ku-App Store ungake udlale i-Fortnite. Ngemuva kwempi phakathi kwe-Epic Games ne-Apple, owokugcina uthathe isinqumo sokususa umdlalo esitolo sohlelo lokusebenza futhi ajezise inkampani yomdlalo ngokulahlekelwa amandla ayo kanjiniyela. Impikiswano iyaqhubeka ukuhlala futhi yize ingxenye ixazululiwe, Abasebenzisi be-Apple abakwazi ukudlala i-Fortnite ngqo.
Abaqondisi bama-Epic Games bagcine isimemezelo sokuthi i-Apple inamandla amakhulu (yajoyina imoto noma isitimela esivele sasakazwa ngalowo mqondo) nokuthi amakhomishini eyakhokhisayo yayihlukumeza. Inkampani eholwa nguTim Cook izivikele kaninginingi ithi ayisebenzisi ubukhosi obunjalo, ngoba lowo mdlalo njengabanye abaningi ungatholwa ngezinye izindlela nokuthi i-Apple kwakungeyona eyokuqala ekukhokhiseni imidlalo yamavidiyo. Kepha futhi ukuthi wayezivikela emacaleni okukhokhiswa kwamakhomishini, ethi leyo mali ikhokhisiwe kusukela ekuqaleni (2008) nokuthi wonke umuntu ukhokhiswa ngokulinganayo, okukhulu noma okuncane.
Apple ayinamandla okuzimela noma amandla emakethe ezimakethe zomkhiqizo ezifanele zokuthengiselana kohlelo lokudlala. Futhi akunakushiwo ukuthi yayinawo lawo mandla lapho imikhawulo okukhulunywa ngayo mayelana nokwethulwa kwe-App Store yenziwa.
Labo be-Apple babonakala bengakholakali ngengxabano yabo futhi abasebenzisi be-Fortnite baya ngokuya bazibeka ohlangothini lomdlalo wabo. Ukuqiniswa ngama-Epic Games abedala imicimbi ethile engaphakathi kwegeyimu ukuxhasa icala labo le-Apple. Ikakhulukazi lapho kuvela ukuthi ama-Epic Games anqume ukuguqula le nqubo ibe yi- isimemezelo senhloso yokulwa "nezinkampani ezizimele" ocingweni Iphrojekthi Yenkululeko.
Akuyona indlela ebalwa ngayo. Ngokusho kuka-Apple, iphrojekthi yenkululeko yadalwa ngoba uFortnite wayesevele esemahoreni aphansi
I-Apple iphikisa ekufakeni kwayo okusemthethweni ukuthi i-App Store isidale amathuba amasha ebekade engekho. Le nkampani ithi i-App Store ibaluleke kakhulu emnothweni njengoba ibhizinisi lohlelo lokusebenza lihambisa izigidi zamaRandi emhlabeni jikelele. Ithi "iningi lezicelo likhululekile ukulanda," okusho ukuthi inkampani ayitholi ikhomishini ngabo.
Ngokusho kuka-Apple, ama-Epic Games aqashe amafemu ezobudlelwano nomphakathi sekuvele ku-2019 ukusebenza ngecebo labezindaba elibizwa nge- "Project Library" okuhloswe ngalo ukuveza i-Apple "njengomuntu omubi." Inkampani yemidlalo yamavidiyo yaqasha uCravath, Swaine & Moore LLP kanye nenkampani yezobudlelwano bomphakathi ngalowo nyaka, futhi leli cala liyisiphetho salowo mzamo. Ikwenza lokho ngoba, ngokusho kuka-Apple, iFreedom Project yaqala lapho ibona ukwehla kwemali abayitholayo kanye nabasebenzisi abasebenza nyangazonke. Ngaleyo ndlela, bakhe isu lokukhokha amakhomishini amancane.
Ngaphezu kwakho konke lokhu okungenhla, abakwa-Apple bathi abukho ubukhosi obunjalo ngoba I-Epic ibinemali engaphezu kwezigidi ezingama- $ 700 yabasebenzisi be-iOS abaneFortnite ngenkathi umdlalo utholakala ku-App Store. Le nkampani ibuye ikhokhele amakhomishini kwamanye amapulatifomu lapho i-Fortnite isatshalaliswa khona.
Ukuhlolwa manje okwethulwe yi-Apple kuzoqhubeka ngoMeyi 3 olandelayo lapho kuqala icala lapho kulindeleke ukuthi lokho abamele abakhulu bazo zombili izinkampani uye kuyo mathupha.