<story><title>Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account</title><url>https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/08/epic-says-apple-will-reinstate-developer-account-clearing-path-for-epic-games-store-on-iphone/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>zmmmmm</author><text>When reason fails to explain people&amp;#x27;s actions, it gives you a measure of the strength of their ideology on something. In this case, you can see how deeply they believe in the concept of complete authoritarian control of their ecosystem. Enough that logic and practical outcomes barely matter in comparison.</text></item><item><author>jfoster</author><text>Difficult to imagine what Apple were thinking in the first place. Did they actually think there was a chance the EU would let this slide? Best I can tell, all they&amp;#x27;ve achieved is bringing even greater scrutiny on themselves.</text></item><item><author>overgard</author><text>Definitely just Apple trying to save face. Without the threat of fines and lengthy legal proceedings Apple would not have cared about &amp;quot;epic&amp;#x27;s commitment to follow the rules&amp;quot;</text></item><item><author>nielsbot</author><text>From the article&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; “Following conversations with Epic, they have committed to follow the rules, including our DMA policies. As a result, Epic Sweden AB has been permitted to re-sign the developer agreement and accepted into the Apple Developer Program.”</text></item><item><author>astlouis44</author><text>Amazing how fast this decision was reversed. It&amp;#x27;s truly awesome to see regulators standing up to walled gardens. This will greatly benefit both developers and consumers.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>jfoster</author><text>That would be plausible if they stuck to their guns for as long as possible.&lt;p&gt;In this case, they suspended the account, put themselves further into the spotlight, and then reactivated the account.</text></comment>
<story><title>Epic says Apple will reinstate developer account</title><url>https://9to5mac.com/2024/03/08/epic-says-apple-will-reinstate-developer-account-clearing-path-for-epic-games-store-on-iphone/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>zmmmmm</author><text>When reason fails to explain people&amp;#x27;s actions, it gives you a measure of the strength of their ideology on something. In this case, you can see how deeply they believe in the concept of complete authoritarian control of their ecosystem. Enough that logic and practical outcomes barely matter in comparison.</text></item><item><author>jfoster</author><text>Difficult to imagine what Apple were thinking in the first place. Did they actually think there was a chance the EU would let this slide? Best I can tell, all they&amp;#x27;ve achieved is bringing even greater scrutiny on themselves.</text></item><item><author>overgard</author><text>Definitely just Apple trying to save face. Without the threat of fines and lengthy legal proceedings Apple would not have cared about &amp;quot;epic&amp;#x27;s commitment to follow the rules&amp;quot;</text></item><item><author>nielsbot</author><text>From the article&lt;p&gt;&amp;gt; “Following conversations with Epic, they have committed to follow the rules, including our DMA policies. As a result, Epic Sweden AB has been permitted to re-sign the developer agreement and accepted into the Apple Developer Program.”</text></item><item><author>astlouis44</author><text>Amazing how fast this decision was reversed. It&amp;#x27;s truly awesome to see regulators standing up to walled gardens. This will greatly benefit both developers and consumers.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>cqqxo4zV46cp</author><text>Or the tech gossip scene, sorry, “tech press”, doesn’t have full visibility over the circumstances.</text></comment>