Apple's new CEO gets a message from the man who sued it for six years
Epic Games founder Tim Sweeney has issued a public appeal to Apple's new CEO, John Ternus, urging a shift in the company's business philosophy. Sweeney advocates for an open ecosystem that prioritizes innovation and developer freedom over the current restrictive app store model.
Why it matters
This marks a significant moment in the ongoing legal and philosophical battle between major tech platforms and software developers regarding digital marketplace control.
John Ternus formally took charge as Apple's chief executive on September 1, and one of the first public messages addressed to the new boss came from the man who has spent six years suing his company. Tim Sweeney, the Epic Games founder behind Fortnite, posted in the early hours of Tuesday that Apple was entering a new age, and that the eras in the company's history have been read very differently by users, developers and shareholders.The timing was deliberate. Tim Cook spent his last day as CEO on August 31 sending a farewell memo to staff and stays on as executive chairman, handling policymakers and government relationships.
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