Apple capitulates, will restore Epic Games’ developer account in the EU

Epic Games has committed to not violating Apple’s App Store rules, for what that’s worth, and now both companies say that Epic’s developer account will be restored.

Mike Wuerthele for AppleInsider:
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What a difference two days can make. Less than 48 hours after Epic disclosed that it hadn’t guaranteed that it would follow Apple’s rules to Apple’s satisfaction, Apple has reversed course because Epic has now said that it will comply.

“Following conversations with Epic, they have committed to follow the rules, including our [Digital Markets Act] policies,” Apple said in a statement to AppleInsider. “As a result, Epic Sweden AB has been permitted to re-sign the developer agreement and accepted into the Apple Developer Program.”

Epic Games:
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Apple has told us and committed to the European Commission that they will reinstate our developer account. This sends a strong signal to developers that the European Commission will act swiftly to enforce the Digital Markets Act and hold gatekeepers accountable. We are moving forward as planned to launch the Epic Games Store and bring Fortnite back to iOS in Europe. Onward!

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MacDailyNews Take: Epic Games originally promised to follow Apple’s App Store and Developer Program rules, yet failed to do so. Epic Games’ promises are clearly worthless.

Obviously, Apple was not willing to fight for their right to bar developers who violate policies (at least, those developers who have some clout) and has instead decided to just capitulate to Epic Games.
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