Ngemuva kokuthi i-Epic Games ikhiphe isibuyekezo se-Fortnite Battle Royale esivumela abadlali ukuthi bakhethe ukuthi bazokwenza kuphi izinkokhelo zabo futhi badlule ikhomishini engu-30% ekhokhiswa yi-Apple ngokuthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo, i-Apple isuse i-Battle Royale ku-App Store.
Futhi manje i-Epic Games isimemezele ukuthi ithathe isinyathelo esingokomthetho ngokumelene ne-Apple ukuqeda imikhawulo yokulwa nokuncintisana enayo inkampani ezitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza zama-smartphone.
Eqinisweni, i-Epic isungule uhlelo lwayo lokukhokha ngaphakathi kohlelo lokusebenza oludlula imali ejwayelekile ye-Apple engu-30%, eyethulwe ngoLwesine. Lesi sibuyekezo sinciphisa kakhulu amanani ngezaphulelo ezifika ku-20%, futhi siphinde sethule izaphulelo kukho konke ukuthengwa kwemali yangempela.
I-Epic ishicilele okuthunyelwe kwebhulogi izolo echaza izinkokhelo eziqondile ku-Epic Games Store. Lokhu kube nomthelela omkhulu ku-Apple naku-Google, kanye nakwezinye izitolo zezinhlelo zokusebenza.
Ngaphandle kwe-App Store ne-Play Store , lezi zaphulelo ziyasebenza nasekuthengeni kwamanye amapulatifomu, njenge-PC, Mac, Xbox, PlayStation, kanye ne-Nintendo Switch.
"Lesi akusona isipho ... lawa amanani entengo ancishisiwe atholakala nganoma yisiphi isikhathi!" Kuyasijabulisa ukudlulisela kuwe le mali esongelwe yona futhi sizoqhubeka nokufuna ezinye izindlela zokuhlinzeka ngokubaluleka kubo bonke abadlali bamaFortnite, ”kubhala u-Epic kuwebhusayithi yakhe esemthethweni. Lokhu kuqhubekisela phambili ubutha phakathi kuka-Apple nomshicileli womdlalo.
Ngokufanayo, indlela ka-Epic ifika ngesikhathi esibucayi kakhulu ku-Apple, njengoba umenzi we-iPhone ebhekene nokukhathazeka ngokuncintisana mayelana nokusebenza kwe-App Store kanye nemithetho ayibekela onjiniyela abathile.
I-CEO yenkampani, uTim Cook, naye wayebizelwe ukuzofakaza phambi kwe-US Congress ekupheleni kwenyanga edlule. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akubonakali kuyikhathaza kakhulu inkampani, njengoba ayizange inqikaze umzuzwana ukuvimbela i-Battle Royale, eyayizama ukusizakala ngezinzuzo zayo.
Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke, izinto zashesha kakhulu. Ngemva kokuvinjelwa, i-Apple yakhipha isitatimende ukuze ichaze lokho.
Namuhla, ama-Epic Games enze isinqumo esingesihle sokwephula imihlahlandlela ye-App Store esebenza ngokulinganayo kubo bonke onjiniyela futhi eyenzelwe ukwenza isitolo siphephe kubasebenzisi bethu.
Ngenxa yalokhu uhlelo lwabo lwamaFortnite selususiwe esitolo, ”kusho yena. U-Apple uthe ukulungele ukusebenzisana ne-Epic "ukuxazulula lokhu kwephula umthetho" kepha akahlose ukuthola "ukulungiswa okukhethekile" ngakho.
Khonamanjalo, i-Epic imemezele uchungechunge lwezimpendulo ezibalwe ngokucophelela , okuhlanganisa necala lokulwa nokungathembani elihlose ukuqeda ukubusa kwe-Apple App Store okusolwa ngakho hhayi yibo kuphela kodwa nabanye abathuthukisi abaningi , kanye nevidiyo yokubhikisha esakazwa ku-YouTube nangaphakathi kwe-Fortnite.
Le vidiyo ihlekisa ngesikhangiso esidumile somenzi we-iPhone esithi "1984" futhi inxusa abalandeli bemidlalo ukuthi basekele ukulwa kwabo ne-Apple. I-Apple ithe i-Epic iye yamukela ngokukhululekile imigomo neziqondiso ze-App Store iminyaka eyishumi nokuthi lezi zintshisekelo zezentengiselwano akufanele zibenze bafune isivumelwano esikhethekile.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, i-Google nayo ithathe izinyathelo ezifanayo futhi isuse umdlalo ku-Play Store.
Abasebenzisi be-Android basengalanda i-Fortnite, noma kunjalo, besebenzisa isiqalisi sohlelo lokusebenza lwe-Epic, esisabalalisa ngokuzimela nganoma yisiphi isiphequluli sewebhu esiphathekayo.
“Uma i-Fortnite isatholakala ku-Android, ngeke sisakwazi ukuyenza ku-Play ngoba yephula izinqubomgomo zethu. Kodwa-ke, siyajabula ukuqhubeka nezingxoxo zethu no-Epic futhi sibuyise uFortnite ku-Play, ”kusho okhulumela i-Google.
Okwamanje, labo asebevele balande i-Fortnite ku-iOS basengayidlala, ukulanda okusha kuphela kukhutshaziwe ngoba i-Apple isuse umdlalo esitolo sayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuleli cala kusazokwazi ukusebenzisa uhlelo lokukhokha esicelweni.