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Apple backs down against ‘Fortnite"-maker Epic Games amid EU investigation threat | CNN Business (edition.cnn.com)
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[–] lud@lemm.ee 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney wrote back to Apple promising to abide by its terms, but Apple rescinded the developer account anyway.

In a statement after the emails were published, Apple publicly justified the move by referencing US court rulings that affirmed Apple’s right to terminate Epic’s accounts for any reason.

Now, however, Apple appears to have relented in the face of pushback by EU officials — paving the way for Epic, and “Fortnite,” to again become available to players on iOS in Europe.

Did you read the rest of the article. Apple didn't back down when Epic promised to abide by the rules. They backed down when the EU got involved.

Apple also listed reasons for disabling the account being criticism of Apple. Which is ludicrous.