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Apple, Epic Games begin court battle over online store policies

There’s no place like the courtroom to settle a dispute. Apple’s court case with Epic Games began yesterday. The case, which could have wide-reaching consequences, is being overseen by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers and will decide whether Apple has to let Fortnite back into the App Store and make Epic’s own payment option […]

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Latest version of Fortnite not available for iPhone via the App Store, legal conflict continues

The legal gauntlets have been thrown, and the latest version of Fortnite will not be available on the iPhone as the kerfuffle between Apple and Epic Games continues. Epic has issued the following the following comments decrying Apple’s App Store “monopoly,” and updates of the game are no longer available on iOS: Players of the […]

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Apple legal filings indicate that Epic Games asked for special App Store deal, similar terms offered to larger developers

This is apparently where the kerfuffle between Apple and Epic Games began. With less than a week away from Apple’s termination of Epic Games’ develop account, Apple has officially responded to Epic’s lawsuit with a court filing. Apple’s Phil Schiller has also stated that Epic asked for a special deal and revealed how Sweeney approached […]

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Apple threatens to shutter Epic Games’ developer account on August 28th

In the next step in the argument between Apple and Epic Games, Epic Games has stated that Apple is threatening to terminate its developer account, a move that would cut it off from iOS and macOS development tools. Epic informed the public of its upcoming termination over Twitter, stating that the company is requesting a […]

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Apple removes Fortnite from the App Store following Epic’s circumvention of Apple’s payment system

All it takes is some circumvention of the App Store payment system and some legal kerfuffle to remove a good thing. Apple on Thursday removed Epic’s blockbuster game Fortnite from the App Store, hours after Epic Games apparently circumvented Apple’s payment system. The company added its own in-app payment system that bypassed Apple’s payment system, […]