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May 3, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – In a court clash with potentially huge repercussions for the world of mobile tech, Fortnite maker Epic Games takes on Apple starting today aiming to break the grip of the iPhone maker on its online marketplace. The case opening in federal court comes with Apple feeling pressure from a wide range of app makers over its tight control of the App Store, which critics say represents monopolistic behaviour. The two firms will debate whether Apple has the right to set grounds rules, control payment systems and kick out apps from its marketplace that fail to comply...

Apple, Epic lock horns over app market under 'Apple monopoly' By Tuesday May 04, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO: Fortnite maker Epic Games and Apple clashed in court Monday at the opening of a blockbuster trial on the iPhone maker´s App Store with potentially big implications for the world of mobile tech, trading barbs over alleged monopolistic actions and what is best for consumers. Epic attorney Katherine Forrest began the case, accusing Apple of turning its online marketplace into a monopoly "walled garden" that lures in developers and users and then squeezes money out of them. Apple essentially pl...

Apple, Epic in heated US court clash over app market

By Dan Patterson Apple faces off with Epic Games in court Video game publisher Epic Games goes to battle with Apple today over the iPhone maker's decision to remove Fortnite from its App Store. If Epic wins, Apple might be forced to change its iOS software and business practices that some developers say have made the App Store a de facto monopoly. The court fight, which is overseen by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, is expected to play out over three weeks and feature testimony from Apple CEO Tim Cook, Epic head Tim Sweeney and other high-ranking executives ...

Why Epic is burning its own cash to cook Apple Follow the money, baby Share this story The reason Epic’s Fortnite to offer a payment mechanism that bypassed Apple’s 30 percent cut of all in-app transactions. Apple booted Fortnite for violating its rules. Epic threw an… epic… hissy fit about this, culminating in the trial starting this week. While Epic has cobbled together an alliance called the Coalition for App Fairness — along with Spotify, Match Group, Basecamp, and Tile — there’s one more tech behemoth in play. Epic Games Store runs on Amazon Web Services. So does ‘Fort...