The dust has settled from the three-week antitrust trial between Epic Games and Apple but the outcome has still yet to be decided.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has warned that it will take some time to go through all the evidence plus balance this matter with the thousands of other cases she s handling but has said she hopes to make a ruling while the memory of the testimonies [and] the arguments are fresh.
With a similar mentality, it s time for us to call on our panel of legal experts to get their final thoughts on this potentially industry-shaping trial most of whom agree that both sides made a valiant effort in presenting their arguments.
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The head of Apple told the court that allowing third-party app stores into the iOS ecosystem would be terrible for users as much as his company.
CEO Tim Cook took to the stand on Friday during the final day of testimony in the ongoing Epic vs Apple trial.
During his session, he commented on what would happen if Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers ruled that Apple should open up iOS to third-party stores, Bloomberg reports. It has been speculated that Epic intends to bring its Epic Games Store to iOS, thought to be part of its motivation behind the current antitrust lawsuit.
The Epic vs Apple antitrust trial is over for now.
Having heard the final testimonies last Friday, including comments from Apple CEO Tim Cook, the court today wrapped up proceedings with some final back-and-forth regarding definitions of relevant markets and proposed remedies.
At the end of the four-hour session, both parties were allowed to make closing remarks, starting with Epic s counsel Gary Bornstein of law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore recognising the impact the case could have on the mobile games industry. Epic acknowledges that this is an important case, that there s an important set of conduct, and that a remedy. of the sort that Epic has requested would be important and significant, he began. But that is because the issue affects such a large number of consumers, such a large number of developers, and has persisted for such a long period of time.