Apple terminates Epic Games developer account calling it a 'threat' to the iOS ecosystem | TechCrunch
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The Apple-Epic saga has taken a new turn today as the Fortnite game developer, Epic Games, shared that Apple has terminated its developer account. This is
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If Apple really said their decision was partly based on Epic calling them out on their DMA plans then it seems it should be a pretty easy win in court. Apple would literally be meaning “if you say bad things about us we’ll cancel your account.” I know private companies aren’t bound by the first amendment but surely that can’t be legal.

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I dunno. Isn’t this kind of like being banned from a sport? Nobody has a right to participate in someone else’s game.

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