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>I don’t know a fraction of the things Apple knows - but from what I do know Apple had zero rational reason nor cause to do anything beyond pulling Fortnite fro
by jml7c5 6y ago
>I don’t know a fraction of the things Apple knows - but from what I do know Apple had zero rational reason nor cause to do anything beyond pulling Fortnite from the App Store for breaking the rules (fair-and-square).
IANAL. My suspicion is that rescinding the developer account was done solely as part of Apple's legal strategy, as a way to strengthen some argument in their side of the coming court case. Keeping a walled garden is enormously important to the company, so a gaggle of lawyers would be scrutinizing all decisions in order to maximize the chance of success.
- guscost 6y agoI'm pretty sure it was also sending a message to other companies with big apps - stick to the agreement or we will retaliate. On the other side, keep in mind that Epic is also an enormous company with an army of lawyers. They probably guessed this was a possibility, and they may yet succeed in trapping Apple in a retaliation/breach-of-contract quagmire.