Kwaba yisikhathi ngaphambi kokuba isikhalazo nge-Apple yi-Epic Games sifike eYurophu, isikhalazo esesivele sifakiwe futhi esingenza izinto zibe nzima ku-Apple, uma sibheka ukuthi izikhalazo zokungathembeki zithathwa ngokungathi sína yi-European Union, ngaphezu kwakho konke uma kukhulunywa ngezinkampani zaseMelika.
Into efuna ukwazi kakhulu ngalesi sikhalazo ukuthi kukhulunywa nge-Apple kuphela hhayi iGoogle, nayo ehoxise umdlalo ku-Google Play Isitolo lapho, ngemuva kokuvuselelwa okuncane, i-Fortnite ingeze ipulatifomu yayo yokukhokha ukweqa i-App Store ne-Play Store, ukweqa imihlahlandlela yabo.
Ngokusho kukaTim Sweeny, i-CEO kanye nomsunguli we-Epic Games:
Okusengcupheni lapha ikusasa lamapulatifomu angomahamba nendlwana. Abathengi banelungelo lokufaka izicelo ezivela emithonjeni abayithandayo futhi onjiniyela banelungelo lokuncintisana emakethe efanelekile.
Ngeke sihlale singenzi lutho futhi sivumele i-Apple ukuthi isebenzise ukubusa kwayo kwesikhulumi ukulawula okufanele kube yinkundla yokudlala yedijithali elinganiselayo. Kubi kubathengi abakhokha amanani anyuswe ngenxa yokuntuleka okuphelele komncintiswano phakathi kwezitolo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kubi nakonjiniyela, izindlela zabo zokuphila ezivame ukuncika ezinqumweni ze-Apple zokuthi yiziphi izinhlelo zokusebenza ezingangena ku-App Store futhi ngaphansi kwaziphi izimo.
Ekungeneni okufanayo uSweeny akushicilele kubhulogi lakhe, uthi inkampani ulinyazwe yimikhawulo yokulwa nokuncintisana yakwa-Apple nokuthi ukususwa kwama-Fortnite ku-App Store bekuwukuziphindisela kwama-Epic Games okunikeza abasebenzisi indlela yokukhokha inkampani ngqo.
Icala phakathi kwe-Apple ne-Epic Games e-United States ihlelelwe uMeyi walo nyaka.