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Analysis: In Apple vs Epic Games, battle of the experts gets personal By Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave Reuters SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - In its ongoing case against Apple Inc, "Fortnite" creator Epic Games is counting on this week's testimony from its star expert witness David Evans, chairman of Global Economics Group, to make its case that Apple is an anticompetitive monopolist over app developers. Apple has called its own experts to rebut Evans' views on the market, but with an added personal twist: It called MIT economist Richard Schmalensee, who has authored numerous books and academ...

Apple gets sneaky in battle with Epic Games Strategy is to use a long-time collaborator to undermine Epic’s star witness 13 May 2021 - 17:14 Stephen Nellis and Paresh Dave Apple argues that it is just one of many competitors in a healthy market for video game purchases. Picture: DADO RUVIC/REUTERS In its ongoing case against Apple, Fortnite creator Epic Games is counting on this week’s testimony from its star expert witness David Evans, chair of Global Economics Group, to make its case that Apple is an anticompetitive monopolist over app developers. Apple has calle...

Apple holds edge in app store trial despite nagging issues by Michael Liedtke, The Associated Press Posted May 13, 2021 4:42 pm EDT Last Updated May 13, 2021 at 4:44 pm EDT SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Apple seems to be prevailing in an antitrust trial examining whether its mobile app store illegally skims profits from smaller companies. But the tech giant’s apparent edge comes at the cost of facing nagging questions about the financial vise it holds on people buying digital services on iPhones, iPads and iPods. If nothing else, the skirmish has sharpened the focus on the exclusive payment sy...

May 10, 2021 Share If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple’s $2 trillion empire. So far, at least, Epic has been having trouble proving its allegations that the iPhone maker’s 13-year-old app store has turned into an illegal monopoly. Epic, the maker of the popular Fortnite game, contends Apple has been gouging app makers by charging commissions ranging from 15% to 30% for in-app transactions beca...

May 10, 2021 FILE - In this Saturday, March 14, 2020 file photo, an Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store in New York. If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple's iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple's $2 trillion empire. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File) SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out s...