Monday, 24 August 2020

Judge might protect Epic's Unreal Engine from Apple, not Fortnite

The judge sitting on the bench during the legal squabble between game developer Epic and Apple says that she isn't "inclined" to order to reinstate popular game Fortnite to the App Store without the developer removing the workaround it created that bypasses Apple's in-app payment system. Apple takes a 30% cut of in-app payments that go through its system, but it also requires apps offering subscriptions and in-app purchases to go through only its system if it wants to keep an App Store listing. When asked whether Apple's 30% in-app cut was monopolistic, Epic considered it to be akin to travel ...

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