"If you run to the press and trash us, it never helps."[1] Luckily the courts are another matter. Thank you Tim Sweeney. Apple deserved this.

[1] https://web.archive.org/web/20150528064508/https://developer...

It’s incredible how quickly Apple changed course on this after being told to have the person responsible front court next week to explain in person why they feel they can defy Gonzalez Rogers’ orders. It should be said, there’s a lot of nuance here, as reinstating Fortnite on the App Store after being banned for their ToS violation is not the same case as the one at hand. However, it seems the internal calculus at Apple has shifted dramatically, and there’s genuine fear of the company and the executives being held accountable in a meaningful way, never mind the court of public opinion. They’ve really pissed off the court through their actions, and it’s not going well for them so far, at all.

Previous: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44003590

Gee, people were very convinced this would not, can not, should not happen. I suppose they never read the original decision.

Five years. That’s how long it took to resolve this, and Apple still has some appeals left. I hope Apple will open up the US App Store a bit more to be comparable with the EU App Store, but I’m not sure if they would ever do so willingly.

Previously, related:

Apple just kicked Fortnite off the App Store - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24146987 - August 2020 (1454 comments)