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'Apple Must be Stopped' and Google is 'Crazy' Says Tim Sweeney [wccftech.com]

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has decided to take shots at Apple and Google once again and has said that "Apple must be stopped." Sweeney said this in an app conference in South Korea. He's also said that Google was "crazy" about how they handled app purchases.

[...] According to a report from Bloomberg [bloomberg.com], Sweeney referenced this failure in remarks that he shared in a conference.

[...] "Apple locks a billion users into one store and payment processor," Sweeney said at the Global Conference for Mobile Application Ecosystem Fairness in South Korea, home to the world's first law requiring mobile platforms to give users a choice of payment handlers. "Now Apple complies with oppressive foreign laws, which surveil users and deprive them of political rights. But Apple is ignoring laws passed by Korea's democracy. Apple must be stopped."

[...] Google also earned a strong rebuke from Sweeney, who criticized its approach of charging fees on payments it doesn't process as "crazy." Praising Korea for leading the fight against anti-competitive practices with its recent legislation, the Epic Games founder said "I'm very proud to stand up against these monopolies with you. I'm proud to stand with you and say I'm a Korean."

Previously: Apple Can No Longer Force Developers to Use In-App Purchasing, Judge Rules [soylentnews.org]
Apple Turns Post-Lawsuit Tables on Epic, Will Block Fortnite on iOS [soylentnews.org]
Judge Denies Apple's Request to Delay App Store Changes in Epic Games Case [soylentnews.org]

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