Epic CEO says Apple still hasn’t approved its Fortnite iOS submission, suggests it’s obstructing the process

Epic CEO says Apple still hasn’t approved its Fortnite iOS submission, suggests it’s obstructing the process | VGC

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Apple had its steering rules overturned. Nothing in the new ruling changes the initial ruling that Epic violated App Store rules and was justifiably removed.
They may be in the clear here.
- they still could play nice and show some good will. they have been behaving awful recently
  
  You talk about them like they are en elementary school child, but it’s very fitting.
They're hoping to win on appeal. Once they let one of them go, it creates a precedent. I'm sure Spotify and patreon are also waiting as well
- makes sense. Epic immediately started offering in-app store software, so other companies could implement Fortnite-like stores into their own apps in a way that bypasses Apple's payment system. It's plain to see that Apple will do everything they can to stop that from happening. Services are about 25% of Apple's revenue, which means that if they lose most of that revenue stream, their profit margin is almost cut in half. Combine that with how much tariffs are going to cut into iPhone revenue, and now this is more like an existential fight for Apple.