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A Northern California federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order blocking Apple from going forward with plans to terminate Epic Games' Apple Developer Program account, which would have had a major impact on the development of Unreal Engine on iOS. At the same time, the judge left in place Apple's current blocking of Fortnite from the iOS App Store after Epic tried to insert an alternative payment platform into the mobile game.
Previously:
Microsoft Issues Statement in Support of Epic Games to Remain on Apple Ecosystem
Epic-Apple Feud Could Also Affect Third-Party Unreal Engine Games
Fortnite Maker Sues Apple after Removal of Game From App Store
Fortnite's Android Version Bypasses Google Play to Avoid 30% "Store Tax"
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Judge Issues Restraining Order Protecting Unreal Engine Development on iOS
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The Official Colorado State Vegetable is now the "state legislator".
(Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Wednesday August 26 2020, @05:10PM
Yes, but not just banning offering by Epic but also offerings by anybody else who utilizes Epic's Unreal technology, whether or not that other party using Unreal was attempting to bypass the Apple payment model. It's as if YouTube didn't just ban your account, but starting banning anybody who used whatever software you used to rip the technology as well regardless of if they'd used copyrighted material.
Apple is trying to exert pressure on Epic's developer customers of Unreal to put pressure on Epic to play nice. Epic, on the other hand, hopes they have the power to override what they agreed to or have it thrown out in court. And Epic intentionally tripped Apple's response. Neither you nor your son was trying to antagonize YouTube into acting so you could sue.
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