Steve Troughton-SmithMar 6, 2024
“But Epic broke the rules” is not a defense of Apple’s behavior. As per the EC, Apple’s developer agreement contains clauses that are now and always have been *illegal*. Epic ‘broke’ the terms of an illegal contract in order to, among other things, test its legality in court and in regulation. We have our answer now: Apple’s terms were illegal. Epic was right to break them. I care nothing for how much money Epic makes, how its leadership tweets, or how Epic’s deals with console makers are worded
Show threadSteve Troughton-SmithMar 6, 2024

We are all, as developers, signed up to and subject to Apple’s illegal agreement, to the detriment of us, our families, our products and our users. And almost none of us have the resources to challenge any part of that developer agreement without risking all of the above.

“But Epic broke the rules!” “But Tim Sweeney tweets too much!” “But Spotify just wants money!”

Give me a fucking break.

Show threadPeter van Broekhoven

@stroughtonsmith Seems more like, “But Epic might break the rules in the future.”

Which is bonkers. Did we stumble into the Minority Report universe? Wait until they do, then react.

Mar 7, 2024 at 12:32amIvory for iOS
Show threadJason Petersen (he)Mar 7, 2024
@pvanb @stroughtonsmith what I love about this is that this should be the exact line of logic governments use when they put restrictions on Apple: “you acted up so much in the past we can’t trust you now”