Apple claims it's not blocking Epic from offering Fortnite in the EU

So, it's Epic's fault then.

Epic's reason does suck, but the byproduct of that effort is a win for us consumers. I'll take that over apple screwing us over some more

Don’t think Epic is somehow a white knight trying to liberate the poor consumers. Both parties here suck.

Epic’s whole business model is getting children addicted to ~~gambling~~ loot boxes and Apple’s IAP system is a roadblock to that. With their own payment system they can simply get little Jimmy to enter mommy’s credit card number so he can get all the loot boxes he wants without being stopped by Apple’s pesky parental control system.

"Apple claims" sounds to me like "Russia claims"

This is one of those “technically correct” responses. The issue is Epic has developed Fortnite for a global release cadence to ensure it doesn’t have a fractured experience. Since Apple is blocking the US, they don’t want to release it in the EU and deal with multiple versions.

Oh no, anyway

Well that's a weight off my chest