Apple escalates Epic feud by blocking developer account in EU is tracked as a internet infrastructure institution within the internet infrastructure ecosystem.
Apple escalates Epic feud by blocking developer account in EU has public-source relevance to network operations, governance, dependency mapping, or market structure.
Apple escalates Epic feud by blocking developer account in EU has public-source relevance to network operations, governance, dependency mapping, or market structure.
Apple escalates Epic feud by blocking developer account in EU is tracked as a internet infrastructure institution within the internet infrastructure ecosystem.
Public-source signals support medium-impact monitoring for infrastructure visibility and dependency analysis.
Public-source signals support medium-impact monitoring for infrastructure visibility and dependency analysis.
| 0.90–1.00 | A | High — direct sources |
| 0.75–0.89 | A/B | Strong |
| 0.55–0.74 | B/C | Medium |
| 0.35–0.54 | C/D | Weak–medium |
| 0.10–0.34 | D | Weak signal |
| 0.00–0.09 | D | Internal monitoring |
Several public sources
- Epic首席执行官蒂姆·斯威尼宣布，苹果拒绝了Epic Games申请开发者账户以在欧洲推出iPhone应用商店的请求，并称此举是对Epic针对苹果App Store政策的法律行动和游说活动的报复。
- 此次拒绝标志着苹果在欧洲首次公开屏蔽竞争性应用商店，引发了对该公司是否遵守新《数字市场法案》的担忧，该法案要求科技巨头允许第三方应用商店以确保竞争环境。
- 苹果为其决定辩护，指出Epic违反了合同义务并持续对苹果提起诉讼，而Epic计划挑战这一决定，认为苹果试图扼杀应用市场的竞争和创新。
Epic首席执行官蒂姆·斯威尼周三表示，苹果已拒绝Epic Games的开发者账户申请，该账户原本用于在欧洲推出自己的应用商店。
这是苹果的报复
斯威尼引用了苹果App Store负责人菲尔·席勒和苹果律师的邮件，称苹果的决定是对该游戏公司发起的反垄断游说、对苹果的诉讼以及斯威尼在社交媒体上的一些帖子的报复。
在一次采访中，斯威尼说：“苹果扼杀Epic作为App Store竞争对手的方式令人震惊。就像中世纪的封建领主把敌人的头骨挂在城堡墙上一样。” 另见: FCC 以许可限制支持光纤建设者.
这是苹果在欧洲首次公开屏蔽竞争性应用商店，可能促使监管机构审查这家iPhone制造商是否遵守新的反垄断法。 另见: Ofcom 揭露英国铁路移动覆盖差距.
自2020年Epic因《堡垒之夜》能否绕过苹果App Store规则及其30%的游戏销售抽成而起诉苹果以来，苹果与Epic Games的关系一直充满对抗。Epic大多败诉，但根据加州法律迫使苹果修改了一些政策。 另见: 罗伯特·纽沃斯.
这一争端凸显了苹果App Store销售面临的全球监管威胁，而App Store是苹果服务业务中盈利豐厚的一部分。 另见: 欧盟重写人工智能基础设施主权规则.
另请阅读：苹果将对Spotify案中欧盟20亿欧元反垄断罚款提起上诉
另请阅读：苹果撤销在欧盟禁用主屏幕网页应用的决定
苹果有权终止账户
苹果发言人表示，公司有权终止该账户，特别是因为Epic仍在起诉该公司。 另见: 欧盟限制美国卫星运营商接入频谱.
“Epic严重违反了其对苹果的合同义务，法院裁定苹果有权全权酌情终止Epic Games、其全资子公司、附属公司和/或其他实体控制下的任何或所有账户。鉴于Epic过去和现在的行为，苹果选择行使这一权利，”该发言人在一份声明中说。 另见: FCC 要求美国海底电缆登陆须获许可.
苹果已开始遵守《数字市场法案》
苹果已开始遵守《数字市场法案》，这项新法律本周在欧洲生效，要求大型科技公司向竞争对手开放其平台。对苹果而言，这意味着允许欧洲的第三方应用商店与iPhone App Store竞争，而苹果以用户安全为由表示反对。
苹果计划对第三方应用商店引入新的费用、软件警告和基本的审批流程，这遭到了Spotify等公司的批评，认为其不符合新欧盟法律的精神，包括对下载收取0.5欧元（0.55美元）的费用。 另见: 美国封堵海外AI芯片采购漏洞.
斯威尼周三表示，Epic计划在欧洲推出一个新的应用商店来分发《堡垒之夜》和其他游戏。它曾在瑞典申请开发者账户，但在席勒向斯威尼发送邮件，提及他关于2020年诉讼的声明以及Epic Games当时绕过App Store支付的决定后，苹果拒绝了该申请。 另见: Dish 违约后 FCC 重启 AWS-3 拍卖.
席勒在Epic Games提供的一封邮件中写道：“我们邀请您向我们提供书面保证，确保您的行为是真诚的，并且无论您的公开行为和声明如何，Epic Games瑞典公司将履行其所有承诺。”
斯威尼表示，他告诉席勒他将遵守所有与苹果的当前和未来协议，并且他是真诚行事的。
一周后，苹果通过一封律师邮件终止了该账户，理由是斯威尼对苹果的一系列公开攻击和社交媒体帖子。
苹果还表示，怀疑Epic会利用该账户在其他司法管辖区进行游说和操纵诉讼程序。
苹果想堵住Epic的嘴
斯威尼说：“这是苹果公开邀请我们告诉他们，他们希望我们做出怎样的承诺，以及如何做出承诺，以免将我们排除在竞争之外。”
“根据我与苹果的互动，他们想要两件事，”他继续说道。“他们想要某种表达对苹果忠诚的文章，一个创意写作项目，并且他们想让我们闭嘴。”
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- Type: Internet infrastructure institution
- Base: Europe and Middle East
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