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I disagree. If Apple were to give in to everybody who declared "we've broken our developer agreement, I can haz side letter?", the flood gates would open pretty
by microtherion 6y ago
I disagree. If Apple were to give in to everybody who declared "we've broken our developer agreement, I can haz side letter?", the flood gates would open pretty quickly. It's one thing to negotiate for preferred treatment, but unilaterally breaking the agreement as an opening move? This aggression will not stand, man.
There are, theoretically, the risks you mention, but (and that may be my stock portfolio talking), I don't see it as particularly likely that Epic will win, especially since they've chosen to take Apple and Google on at the same time.
- temac 6y ago> It's one thing to negotiate for preferred treatment, but unilaterally breaking the agreement as an opening move? This aggression will not stand, man. If I understand correctly, I think you are getting the timeline wrong. Unless you don't count prior contact attempts as an "opening move".
- microtherion 6y agoAh, true, I was under the mistaken impression that the letter was sent the day Epic broke their agreement, when in fact it was sent several weeks earlier. Still, this was a unilateral breech of the agreement.
- moogly 6y agoHow I see it, breaching the agreement was really the only way to move forward. Apple is famously good at stonewalling.