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Apple made over $100 million in commissions from Fortnite, company executive reveals at trial
Apple made over $100 million in commissions from Fortnite, company executive reveals at trial
Michael Schmid, Apple s head of game business development for the App Store, received more than $100 million in commissions from Epic Games Fortnite during the two years the online game was listed on the App Store.
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Apple made more than $100 million in commissions from Epic Games Fortnite during the two years.
Apple’s App Store editorial team spent $1 million for Fortnight s marketing, an executive revealed.
Apple had previously revealed that Epic earned $700 million from the iOS version of Fortnite.
Apple Top Executive Says Company Collected Over $100M in Commissions from Epic Games’ Fortnite on App Store
7 hours ago by Steve Muchoki · 3 min read
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In its defense, Apple noted that its actions have been and are justified to protect its customers from bad actors.
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) top executive Michael Schmid, who is the head of App Store business development for gaming, testified in a federal court in Oakland, California during the third week of an antitrust trial against Epic Games. According to Schmid, Apple collected over $100 million from Epic Games’ Fortnite during the two years that the game was online.