Apple Reinstates Epic Games’ EU Developer Account, The European Commission’s Dilemma, Why Apple Should Remain in the EU

Hello everyone. Welcome to a new week.

Approximately 13 hours after publishing last Thursday’s update, which came out late at night ET, we received news that Apple had reinstated Epic Games Sweden’s Apple Developer Account in the EU. This created another fiasco on social media, including Epic Games co-founder and CEO Tim Sweeney going after me on X (Twitter) for last Thursday's update.

In today’s update, we will take a closer look at the situation. The discussion will address a few points that appear to be circulating on social media.

Let’s jump in.

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Apple Terminates Epic Games’ New EU Developer Account, Apple's Calculations, Apple’s Correct Decision

Hello everyone. We didn’t get too far from our European Commission discussion before being pulled back in with yet another controversy involving Apple and Epic Games.

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Google Losses Antitrust Case to Epic Games, GM Digging Deeper CarPlay Hole, Anti-Apple Brigade Forms in EU

We begin today’s update with Google losing the antitrust case brought by Epic Games. There were significant differences between Epic Games v. Google and Epic Games v. Apple. The update then turns to more craziness from GM regarding its decision to ditch CarPlay. We conclude with a look at Apple competitors wanting to team up to “push for open digital ecosystems” in the EU. Neil discusses why the group should rename themselves the Anti-Apple Brigade - EU Edition.

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