Apple denies removing Fortnite from alternative marketplaces in the EU and says it asked Epic Sweden to resubmit the app update excluding the US App Store
I'm guessing that even if YGR sides with Epic, Apple could get that overriden on appeal, and Fortnite won't be returning to the App Store anytime soon. … Jeff Johnson / @lapcatsoftware@mastodon.social : So you can submit the same app build for both the App Store and an EU marketplace, but if you do then the review process is combined and uses the stricter App Store criteria instead of the more lenient EU criteria. Jeff Johnson / @lapcatsoftware@mastodon.social : I'm confused. Apple's statement to Bloomberg is poorly worded and vague. MacRumors appears to reading a lot into it, without any additional, direct clarification from Apple. Epic's public statements are also poorly worded and vague. It would be nice if these fucking companies communicated precisely and accurately. Instead they seem content to play PR games. X: @epicnewsroom : Here's the letter we received from Apple on May 15th: https://fn.gg/... @epicnewsroom : Yesterday afternoon, Apple broke its week-long silence on the status of our app review with a letter saying they will not act on the Fortnite app submission until the Ninth Circuit Court rules on the partial stay. We believe this violates the Court's Injunction and we have filed Mark Gurman / @markgurman : New: Epic has asked the court to force Apple to approve Fortnite in the U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/... [image] @ostynhyss : @markgurman “At Epic, we believe being allowed on the App Store is a fundamental human right” Megan Gray / @megangra : holy shit — Apple tells Epic that it will not put Fortnight into App Store until Ninth Circ rules on stay request. Last I saw, YGR had no such asterick on her court decision. [image] Kosta Eleftheriou / @keleftheriou : Why exactly would including the US storefront “impact Fortnite in other geographies”? Dylan / @dylanmcd8 : As usual, Epic is lying and being petty at the expense of their users and customers. Good on Apple for rejecting their US submission. Mark Gurman / @markgurman : Apple and Epic Games sparred over whether the iPhone maker was obstructing access to the hit game Fortnite, the latest tussle in a long-running feud over Apple's control of game distribution revenue. https://www.bloomberg.com/... Forums: r/apple : Apple Says Fortnite for iOS Isn't Blocked Worldwide, Just the U.S. r/technology : Apple Says Fortnite for iOS Isn't Blocked Worldwide, Just the U.S. Msmash / Slashdot : Apple Denies Blocking ‘Fortnite’ From EU Stores in Epic Dispute 1
IMO this has the feel of something that's beyond YGR's jurisdiction and ultimately has to be decided by the Supreme Court, because it's a matter of international law. — I'm guessing that even if YGR sides with Epic, Apple could get that overriden on appeal, and Fortnite won't b…
So you can submit the same app build for both the App Store and an EU marketplace, but if you do then the review process is combined and uses the stricter App Store criteria instead of the more lenient EU criteria.
I'm confused. Apple's statement to Bloomberg is poorly worded and vague. MacRumors appears to reading a lot into it, without any additional, direct clarification from Apple. Epic's public statements are also poorly worded and vague. It would be nice if these fucking companies…
Yesterday afternoon, Apple broke its week-long silence on the status of our app review with a letter saying they will not act on the Fortnite app submission until the Ninth Circuit Court rules on the partial stay. We believe this violates the Court's Injunction and we have filed
holy shit — Apple tells Epic that it will not put Fortnight into App Store until Ninth Circ rules on stay request. Last I saw, YGR had no such asterick on her court decision. [image]
Apple and Epic Games sparred over whether the iPhone maker was obstructing access to the hit game Fortnite, the latest tussle in a long-running feud over Apple's control of game distribution revenue. https://www.bloomberg.com/...