Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, escalating its dispute with the iPhone maker over its App Store payment system and control over app downloads.
Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to EU antitrust regulators after failing to make headway in a US court in a dispute over the iPhone maker s payment system on its App Store and control over apps downloads.
Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, escalating its dispute with the iPhone maker over its App Store payment system and control over app downloads.
(Corrects paragraph 14 to show Epic Games is not seeking damages in the UK and Australia)
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators after failing to make headway in a U.S. court in a dispute over the iPhone maker’s payment system on its App Store and control over apps downloads.
The two companies have been locked in a legal dispute since August when the game maker tried to get around Apple’s 30% fee on some in-app purchases on the App Store by launching its own in-app payment system.
UPDATE 4-Epic Games steps up Apple fight with EU antitrust complaint Reuters 2/17/2021
By Foo Yun Chee
BRUSSELS, Feb 17 (Reuters) - Fortnite creator Epic Games has taken its fight against Apple to European Union antitrust regulators, escalating its dispute with the iPhone maker over its App Store payment system and control over app downloads.
The two companies have been in a dispute since August, when the game maker tried to avoid Apple s 30% fee on some in-app purchases on the App Store by launching its own in-app payment system.
That prompted Apple to kick Epic s Fortnite game off the App Store and threaten to terminate an affiliated account that would have effectively blocked distribution of Unreal Engine, a software tool used by hundreds of app makers to create games.