Verdict: the judge rules in favor of Apple, Fortnite remains suspended (but)

The affairApp Store vs Fortnitehas just experienced a decisive turning point. Indeed, the lawyer in charge of the Californian trial, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, communicated her initial conclusions to both parties. The most important therefore concerns the banishment ofvideo gameiPhones, since let's remember, it is now blocked for having offered purchases outside the in-app system and therefore without paying the 30% commission to Apple.

As one might suspect, the commercial court therefore confirms that there is no reason for preferential treatment to concern this developer in particular: the rules of iOS are the same for the world. It is therefore normal to suffer the wrath of them when we try to override them.Fortnite therefore remains unavailable. But that's not all.

The conflict is far from over

Indeed, the judge in charge of the case also heardEpic Games' arguments supported by Microsoft's testimony, according to whichcut off the publisher's access to their developer accountrisks jeopardizing a number of other games available on Apple Arcade and more generally on controlled devices. As a result, Cupertino could not crack down so violently.

The engineUnreal Enginewill thus be the origin of a long-term debate, especially since even in the best case scenario we will not know the end of the story before… 2021.