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Epic Games chief Tim Sweeney calls Apple a ‘gangster-style’ business

The tirades of Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney against Apple continue, with Sweeney calling the company a “gangster-style” business while completely ignoring that his company also charges developers to make and distribute games.

Tim Sweeney has called Apple a “gangster-style business.”

The excruciatingly long legal battles between Epic Games and Apple over In-App Purchasing and the App Store prompted a lot of outcry over how Apple conducts business with developers. Epic Games ultimately lost the fight, but an injunction meant that Apple was forced into enabling external purchase mechanisms for iOS apps.

After Epic filed a court order in March 2024 and complained to the court again a year later, Tim Sweeney decided to criticize Apple’s practices once more. As was reported by TechCrunch, Sweeney spoke at an event on Wednesday, where he largely echoed the language from Epic Games’ March 2025 complaint.

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