Įpic Games’ chief Tim Sweeney said the ruling was “not a win for developers or consumers” and stated the company was “fighting for fair competition among in-app payment methods and app stores for a billion consumers.” As expected, the high-profile developer has filed a notice of appeal in the case against Apple over App Store policy. Epic is fighting for fair competition among in-app payment methods and app stores for a billion consumers. The Epic Games vs Apple trial has leaked documents concerning Walmarts own attempt at a. The Epic vs Apple trial beginning with a technical mishap allowing random children to scream and blast music on the stream for 20 minutes seems pretty. Today’s ruling isn’t a win for developers or for consumers. Walmart Working On Video Game Streaming Service Project Storm. It was the beginning of the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games. Last year Epic had introduced its own payment method within Fortnite, breaking the App Store rules and that led Apple to kick Fortnite from the App Store. ![]() The Fortnite maker now has to pay Apple $3.6 million for violating App Store policies last year. The ruling directs Epic to compensate Apple for the App Store cut that the company avoided paying for months as it breached its contract with Apple. The judge in the Epic vs Apple case issued her ruling today, and in it she criticizes Apple’s arguments that adopting Mac-like security for iOS wouldn’t be acceptable. It says the store is a monopoly and charges exorbitant. Epic Games is suing Apple over the way it runs its App Store. Apple, an antitrust lawsuit over the iOS App Store and Epic’s game Fortnite, denying the stay. The much-hyped Epic v Apple trial is due to finish on Monday in California. Apple actually won on nine of 10 counts except for this one. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued a decision on Apple’s request for a stay in Epic v. ![]() Epic Games’ only win comes in the form of the ruling that clearly states that Apple cannot stop app developers directing users to third-party payment options. She said the argument was never about how video games are distributed but how video game payments are processed. The judge found fault in Epic’s way of defining the product market as there is no legal definition of a game. From the very beginning, the argument was whether to call Fortnite an actual game. ![]() In fact, Judge Rogers said Fortnite developer Epic Games “overreached” in its antitrust lawsuit against Apple. The takeaway from the verdict is that Apple’s 30 per cent commission on its own payment processor isn’t going anywhere. See More Epic Games ‘overreached with antitrust claims’
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