Apple a ‘gangster’ company which finds crime pays, says Epic Games CEO

Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has turned up the dial to 11 on his anti-Apple rhetoric, calling the iPhone maker a “gangster-style business” which has concluded that “crime pays.” He said that both Apple and Google are guilty of the same practices, including using scare tactics to make iPhone and Android users afraid to install the Epic Games Store … Sweeney not an Apple fan It would be fair to say that Sweeney isn’t Apple’s biggest fan. Back in 2021, Epic mostly lost a lawsuit against Apple. It scored one victory, the judge ruling that developers are allowed to direct users to alternative ways to pay for in-app purchases that would avoid the App Store’s 30% cut, but lost on all other issues. To cite just a handful of examples, he has previously accused Apple of “buying off” politicians by making political donations; described its App Store policies as “illegal”; and said the company “acts in bad faith” and “lies.” Apple and Google ‘gangster’ companies In remarks reported by TechCrun ... Read full article.