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Apple, though, took things a step further when it decided to terminate Epic Games developer account altogether.

And in the midst of this whole saga, Epic unsuccessfully tried to attain a temporary restraining order against Apple that would have kept Fortnite in the App Store until a definitive ruling was reached.

In its filing, Epic argues that keeping the game out of the App Store while the case goes through the legal system would cause the company irreparable harm.

Of course, the irony of Epic claiming that its not looking for special treatment while at the same time demanding that Apple give it a benefit no other developer gets is rich, to say the least.

It is an intensely social community whose value to its users depends in large part on the ability to connect with other users.

By removing Fortnite from the App Store, Apple has cleaved millions of users from their friends and family in the Fortnite community, which entirely depends on connectivity.

The user outcry has been deafening, showing real harm to the public interest.

And removal already has resulted in a loss of goodwill and irreparable damage to Epics reputation.

The continued loss of Fortnite as a gathering place for users on all platforms will lead Epics customers to defect.

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It will also be denied the opportunity to access even a single new user among the one-billion-plus iOS users for at least the next year.

Harm like this to Epics flagship app cannot be calculated in damages.

The company laments the impact the Fortnite removal has had on users while completely ignoring that the current situation is entirely its own doing.

Epic Games clearly wants to have its cake and eat it too, and its hard to imagine the companys filing persuading the court even a tiny bit.

His writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and most recently, TUAW.

When not writing about and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys catching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new TV show addictions, the most recent examples being The Walking Dead and Broad City.

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