William Gallagher
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has used his speech at a South Korea conference to lambast both Apple and Google, plus promote his plan for one app store for all devices.
The Coalition for App Fairness's Global Conference on Mobile App Ecosystem Fairness is taking place in South Korea. Tim Sweeney has been speaking at the conference, and also talking to local press.
According to Bloomberg, Sweeney says he is working with developers and unspecified service providers to make an app store that would mean users could "buy software in one place, knowing that they'd have it on all devices and all platforms."
"Apple locks a billion users into one store and payment processor," he said. "Now Apple complies with oppressive foreign laws, which surveil users and deprive them of political rights. But Apple is ignoring laws passed by Korea's democracy. Apple must be stopped."
Calling Google "crazy" for its system of fees, Sweeney praised South Korea for its new App Store law.
"I'm very proud to stand up against these monopolies with you," he said. "I'm proud to stand with you and say I'm a Korean."
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If he sell his game at cost or make his game open source, then he is a good guy.
Tim Sweeney, who made his fortune ripping off the work of an indie developer and who continues to rip off the work of indie developers, has no place in a true App Fairness Coalition. The man is a
hypocrite.
Being able to buy an app once and have the purchase be valid across platforms does have an appeal.
AppleInsider said:
According to Bloomberg, Sweeney sayshe is working with developers and unspecified service providers to make an app store that would mean users could "buy software in one place, knowing that they'd have it on all devices and all platforms."
Does Sweeney realize that, in order to do that, he has to create an own hardware platform first? Or maybe he thinks that Apple is a charity company?
And does he realizes that Epic has also monopoly in its own game business?
What's wrong then with Apple’s monopoly in its own Appp Store?
He is indeed a cheap jerk.
“His plan for one App Store for all devices” Hmm…I thought he was AGAINST monopolistic behavior? This guys a quack. I bet he was that kid that wanted to end the game or change the rules as soon as he started losing. What a weasel.