![]() It’s your choice to place your concession there or not.Īlso I didn’t buy my iPhone to play fortnite as I’m sure many other people didn’t either so again people have a choice which platform they use if they really wanted to play fortnite so if there are other cheaper options out there, why doesn’t epic push their users towards that platform which apparently doesn’t charge a 30% fee.Īt the end of the day, epic are also allowed to price accordingly so if they were really about the consumer then why not lower your own in app purchase prices. If you have a concession in a department store, you have to pay some form of rental decided by the store/owner. It is more like Epic setting up shop and selling things inside an Apple Store without paying any rent Epic cries in the store that they made the products they are selling not Apple, so Apple should let them stay there for free. The shoplifting analogy that Apple uses isn't very good. They want to leech off Apple and Google, but are willing to pay 30% to Microsoft and Sony (for now). ![]() She stated she doesn't see Epic Games as a sympathetic victim, but she has also agreed with Epic's lawyers that Apple clearly has a monopoly on its own iOS platform, though she isn't convinced there's precedent for that to be a problem.The reason Epic can make so much money, is that Apple, Google, Microsoft and Sony have put a lot of R&D and marketing into iOS, Android, Xbox and Playstation. If Epic wants to sell direct to the consumer, they should make their own hardware. The judge has given little indication of which way she is leaning. Instead, both companies agreed to present their cases to Judge Gonzalez Rogers, a seasoned veteran with antitrust cases, who will decide how the case ought to be settled.Īlthough the case ended several months ago on May 23, 2021, we are yet to hear a verdict, as Judge Gonzalez Rogers is still deliberating. All the while, members of the public could tune in and listen to the court hearing as it played out. The court battle lasted three weeks, during which each company presented various documents and expert testimonial to back up its case. What Happened With the Epic Games Lawsuit?Īfter Epic Games filed its lawsuit against Apple, and Apple responded in kind, the two companies took their cases to court on May 3, 2021. Apple says it did this because Epic Games was in breach of the App Store terms and conditions, but Epic Games promptly responded with a 60-page lawsuit. Just a few hours after Epic Games released this update, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store and cut off Epic Games from its iOS and macOS developer accounts. This still allowed Epic to make more profit from the V-Bucks than it could do so by paying Apple's 30% commission. In August 2020, Epic released an update to Fortnite that allowed players to bypass Apple's payment system and purchase V-Bucks directly from Epic Games at a whopping 20% discount. ![]() ![]() While Fortnite is free to play, Epic Games sells an in-app currency known as V-Bucks, which players can exchange for in-game outfits, weapons, emotes, and other cosmetic items. Fortnite is available to play for free across a range of different platforms, which once upon a time included the iPhone. ![]() Epic Games is the developer behind the enormously successful Fortnite video game. ![]()
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