Ukuqhubeka nokulandela impi eqhubekayo yenkantolo phakathi kwe-Epic Games ne-Apple, muva nje el Inkantolo inqume ukuthi abakwaFortnite ngeke besabuyela e-Apple Store nganoma isiphi isikhathi kungekudala.
Ijaji eliphethe leli cala, U-Yvonne Gonzales Rogers, uthathe isinqumo ngesicelo sika-Epic yomyalelo wenkantolo. Abokugcina abakutholanga ukunakekelwa kwesikhashana kwama-Fortnite ku-App Store kwaze kwaphela ukuhlolwa.
Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-Apple isuse i-Fortnite ku-App Store kusukela ngo-Agasti 13 ngemuva kokuthi i-Epic ikhiphe isibuyekezo kumdlalo ngohlelo lwayo lokukhokha ngaphakathi nohlelo.
Uhlelo lokukhokha lwe-Epic likuvumela ukuthi ugweme ukukhokha ikhomishini engama-30% edingwa yi-Apple lapho uthenga ngaphakathi nohlelo.
Ngakho-ke, ukwenqatshwa komyalelo ku-Epic kusho ukuthi isimo lapho I-Epic ivinjelwe ekukhipheni imidlalo emisha ku-iOS futhi engakwazi ukusabalalisa i-Fortnite ku-App Store ngendlela yayo yamanje izohlala isebenza isikhathi sokumangalelwa, ngaphandle kokuthi i-Epic ithathe isinqumo sokususa uhlelo lwayo lokukhokha ngaphakathi nohlelo olwasusa ingxabano yomthetho ebabazekayo ngo-Agasti.
Qaphela ukuthi inkantolo nayo yakhipha isinqumo ngalokho I-Apple ayikwazi ukuthatha ezinye izindlela zokujezisa i-Epic ngokuhlasela yonke injini ye-Unreal, okungadala ithoni yokulimala kwesibambiso kumageyimu nezinhlelo zokusebenza okungezona neze ze-Epic.
Imibhalo yasenkantolo yembula izibalo ezithile ezimangazayo zalokho
- I-Fortnite inabasebenzisi beselula abayizigidi eziyi-116 ku-iOS abachithe amahora angaphezu kwezigidigidi ezingama-2.86 emdlalweni.
- Kulawa, izigidi ezingama-73 zidlale kuphela i-Fortnite ku-iOS futhi ayikho enye ingxenyekazi.
- Abadlali abayizigidi eziyi-2.5 ku-iOS badlala iFortnite nsuku zonke, okucishe kube yi-10% yenani eliphelele labadlali be-Fortnite nsuku zonke kuwo wonke amapulatifomu.
- Abadlali be-Fortnite ku-iOS basebenzise okuningi ekuthengeni ngaphakathi nohlelo kunabadlali ku-Android, kepha basebenzise imali engaphansi kwabadlali kuma-consoles womdlalo njenge-Sony's PlayStation 4 noma i-Xbox One yeMicrosoft.
Akucaci ukuthi zingaki izigidi zabadlali u-Epic ashiye phansi. kulandela ukuvinjelwa okufanayo ku-Google Play Isitolo. Abadlali kungenzeka babalelwa ezigidini, kepha isivumelwano asifinyeleli empikiswaneni yakhe ne-Apple ngenxa yokuthi ngokusemthethweni i-Fortnite isengasebenza kumadivayisi we-Android ngaphandle kwe-Play Store.
Futhi nokho uma iqhubeka isikhathi eside, impi iyoba nzima kakhulu ku-Epic, okumele ikholise izinkantolo ngokufaneleka kwesimo ezinhlakeni eziningana.
Okokuqala, "iqhinga" lokuthola i-Apple ukuthi ibavimbele esitolo ngokuphula imithetho ngamabomu ukugwema ama-30% royalties ibonakala isebenza ngokumelene ne-Epic.
Epic kumele ikholise inkantolo ukuthi u-30% wasebukhosini uyacindezela futhi awunasisekelo lapho kuyizinga lezimboni kwa-Apple, Google, Steam, Xbox, PlayStation, nakwezinye izitolo eziningi ezifanayo.
Epic futhi idinga ukukholisa inkantolo ukuthi i-Apple isebenza ngokuzimela.
Azikho ezinye izindlela zokuthi umdlalo wakho uphumelele uma ufuna ukusabalalisa kwenye indawo.
Ezinye izingqapheli ziyaqiniseka ukuthi i-Epic empeleni "ilungile" lapha, ikakhulukazi ukuthi i-Apple inamandla amakhulu futhi isebenzisa kabi isikhundla sayo.
Kubo, yonke imvelo yeselula kumele ivuleke ukuze ibukeke njenge-PC nezitolo ezincintisanayo.
Okokugcina, yize i-Epic ilahlekelwa yimpi, lokhu akusho ukuthi yonke into ibuyela kokungathi akwenzekanga lutho, ngoba iqiniso elilula lokuthi u-Epic uthathe isinyathelo sokuphikisana ne-Apple nezimali eziphakeme ezitolo, kubeke izisekelo zalokho kungenzeka kube yisimo sezimfuno eziningi eziningi, njengoba onjiniyela abaningi sebeqalile ukujoyina imbangela.
Futhi ngasohlangothini lwabathengi, mhlawumbe singazuza kumanani aphansi "kancane".