Epic Games continues its legal battle and is now going all out against Apple and its App Store
Just 24 hours ago, all the media echoed the great victory of Epic Games in its legal battle against Google and the Play Store. After a long time of fighting, a jury has finally decided to give victory to Epic Games, alleging anti-competitive practices by the technology giant.
Epic Games began a battle against monopolies in app stores three years ago. Google and apple do not allow you to open other stores on Android and iOS, or use other payment methods. In addition, they charge a commission that ranges between 15% and 30% for each transaction from the content owners.
In the case of the famous Fortnite, every day its customers make millions of micropayments in the mobile versions, and Google and Apple took a big pinch.
Precisely with respect to Apple, it seems that Those from Epic have given up and have now decided to take legal action again against those from Cupertino. Tim Sweeney posted the following on X: “Thank you! Let’s move on to Cupertino.” In another post, he said that he is preparing an appeal of his case against Apple.
The CEO of Epic Games affirms that Apple will be the next to fall
Mention that Sweeney mentions the concept of appeal, since, in 2021, This episode was repeated with Apple, but it had a single victory over a specific rule, but lost in most counts..
The key difference between the problems with Google and Apple lies in accessibility and documentation. Epic Games found it more difficult to obtain information within Apple, while Google’s Android allows the installation of software from the Internet, a process known as sideloading, which is prohibited in the Apple ecosystem.
Despite this, Epic Games decides to resume what it started one day and its appeal is already in line to be considered by the Supreme Court.
However, be careful because the battle is far from over. Google has announced its intention to appeal the decision, and the process, expected to begin in January 2024, could extend into spring/summer 2025, depending on the pace of Epic’s previous court dispute with Apple.
