In response to today's ruling, Apple said, "The App Store continues to promote competition, drive innovation, and expand opportunity, and we're proud of its profound contributions to both users and developers around the world."
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But during the three-week trial weve seen some interesting revelations. The judge may take weeks, if not months, to make a ruling. Malcolm Owen 106 Facebook Twitter Reddit The first round of appeals of the Epic Games vs Apple App Store lawsuit has concluded, and squarely lands in Apple's favor. You can listen along to the case live online. Apple makes Epic pay a 30 commission on in-app payments. Epic then issued an antitrust lawsuit against both Google and Apple.įor more details, check out our rundown of Epic vs. Apple trial is going on now and will take place Monday-Thursday every day for the next three weeks before the judge makes a decision. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers concluded that Apple wasn’t unfairly monopolizing the mobile. The legal battle began between the companies in 2020 when the Fortnite maker attempted to dodge Apple's and Google's 30% commission fee for in-app purchases.īoth firms responded by removing the title from their digital storefronts. On Friday, a California judge ruled on the influential Epic v. Today's decision said Apple still violated California law for anti-steering, directing app users to different payment methods. In a September 2021 ruling in the first part of the case, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers decided in favor of Apple on nine of ten counts, but found against Apple. One of the Judges significant findings was that Apple violated California’s Unfair Competition Law with its anti-steering policies. By James Clayton North America technology reporter The much-hyped Epic v Apple trial is due to finish on Monday in California. Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inboxĪpple has won an appeal in an antitrust claim from Epic Games' following years of legal battles.Īs reported by Bloomberg, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision supports the 2021 ruling, which rejected nine out of ten claims from Epic. Epic ruling could benefit small, medium-sized, and extensive video game businesses in various ways.
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