Apple sets deadline in feud with Fortnite maker Epic Games
by Alex Hern from on (#572HF)
Apple threatens to cut off access to development tools if Epic does not back down within 14 days
Apple has given the Fortnite developer Epic Games less than two weeks to stop breaking its payment rules or it will cut off Epic's access to development tools on Mac and iOS.
The ultimatum puts Epic's wider business at risk if it continues the standoff it started on Friday when it unilaterally introduced its own payment mechanism to Fortnite, bypassing Apple's requirement to pay a 30% cut of earnings to the App Store. Apple removed Fortnite from the store in response.
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