Epic Games vs Apple, episode 4. This time, after the multiple statements from the video game studio, it is the turn of the iOS publisher to reveal its own arguments to the Californian court. They counter a first complaint from the developer of Fortnite, acting as a request to cancel theban from the App Storeof which its app has been the victim for a week.
As one might suspect, Tim Cook's company specifies that “just like theGooglePlay Store, Amazon Appstore, Microsoft Store or Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo and Steam platforms“, it actually takes acommissionon in-app purchases. Another parallel highlighted: going beyond this amounts to “leave an Apple Store without paying” the product we leave with.
Consequences still uncertain
For the moment, it is impossible to predict the fate that will be reserved for the two adversaries in this conflict. However, if we stick to the current legal framework, then indeed the judge should stick to theviolationsdeliberate changes to the payment system established on iPhones by Epic.
However, Apple is already under investigation bycompetition authoritiesAmerican, then these parameters could be taken into account during the deliberations.
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