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I just read the barrage of email exchanges between Epic Games CEO and Apple before the incident took place. It's clear that Sweeney was acting as a self-entitle

I just read the barrage of email exchanges between Epic Games CEO and Apple before the incident took place. It's clear that Sweeney was acting as a self-entitled guy--asking for an under the table deal in a rather immature way. Apple's strong response to the lawsuit by putting out the facts only goes on to show how Epic Games' PR stunt was a lame effort. It'll hurt them in the long run. I'm on Apple's side.

_qulr 6y ago
> asking for an under the table deal How is it under the table? Apple's secret 15% deal with Amazon can go unnoticed, but everyone in the world would notice if Epic suddenly came out with an alternative app store on iOS.
- Bud 6y ago
  If Apple's deal with Amazon is "secret", how do we all know about it?
  - _qulr 6y ago
    Because the US Congress forced it out of Apple. It's long been rumored, but public proof came only a few weeks ago.
jsnell 6y ago
Those emails were purely grandstanding on both sides. Neither side was trying to convince the other. Epic knew that Apple would drop them from the store, Apple knew that Epic would try to get dropped and then sue. The real audience was the public.
- anupamchugh 6y ago
  True. In hindsight, Apple played a smart move by letting the legal team respond to Sweeney's emails. They perhaps saw this coming from a mile.