An interview with Tim Sweeney on the Google-Epic settlement, how the Play Store changes impact developers, why Epic's case against Apple is different, and more
It's been 2,030 days since Fortnite was put in jail, with both Google and Apple pulling it down worldwide on August 13, 2020 …
Google's Epic settlement term sheet prohibits Tim Sweeney from criticizing Google's app practices until at least September 2032 and mandates that he praise them
it contractually converted him into an advocateForums:r/fuckepic:As part of a reworking of the settlement between Epic and Google, Tim Sweeney has signed away his rights to criticize Google for their ...
Tim Sweeney says Fortnite will not return to iOS in Japan in 2025, as Apple is “charging a competition-crushing 21% junk fee on third-party in-app payments”
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Tim Sweeney: the Ninth Circuit's decision on the Epic v. Apple contempt ruling appeal “completely shuts down” App Store rules letting Apple collect “junk fees”
In an interview, Epic Games' CEO says that an appeals court ruling in its case against Apple is ‘really awesome for all developers.’
The EU fines X €120M for breaching online content rules, the first fine under the DSA, citing issues like its deceptive blue checkmarks, after a two-year probe
‘Impose Sanctions...’ The Verge : EU fines X $140 million over ‘deceptive’ blue checkmarks Inc : Why Elon Musk's X Was Slapped With a $140 Million Fine Eva Terry / Deseret News : European Union fines ...
Tim Sweeney says it “makes no sense” for stores like Steam to label games that are made using AI, since AI “will be involved in nearly all future production”
“It makes no sense for game stores, where AI will be involved in nearly all future production.”
Google updates Quick Share to work with Apple's AirDrop to make file transfers between iPhones and Android devices easier, starting with the Pixel 10 family
Will Apple Kill It? Isaiah Richard / Tech Times : QuickShare Now Interoperable With AirDrop: Send Files From Android to Apple via Pixel 10 Corey Blackwell / WebProNews : Google's AirDrop Heist: How Pi...
Apple unveils Mini Apps Partner Program, offering a reduced 15% commission on IAPs for mini apps, or “self-contained” experiences built with web tech like HTML5
But Only for ‘Mini Apps’ Emma Roth / The Verge : Apple will take a mini commission from mini app developers iClarified : Apple Announces Mini Apps Partner Program With 15% Commission Rate Andy Wolber ...
Nathan Calvin, general counsel of AI safety nonprofit Encode, says OpenAI used intimidation tactics to undermine California's SB 53 while it was being debated
one which buried that the recipient, the GC of a company who Amicus-ed us, received a broad subpoena with advance notice— was not the way. @lessig : This is awful. Aggressive lawyering is always a bad...
Tim Sweeney says the UK's mobile app store regulation lags “well behind” other countries, and calls the CMA delaying its iPhone sideloading decision a “blunder”
Competition and Markets Authority delayed decision over fees Apple and Google charge developers Forums: Slashdot Forums: Msmash / Slashdot : UK is Lagging Behind Rest of World in Tackling Big Tech, Sa...