… As a part of the Epic trial with Google ending, the two companies entered a partnership that will net Google approximately $800 million while Epic gets Fortnite promotion in the Play Store. That's seemingly a good deal for Epic, and one Apple would never agree to. …
… Apple& 039;s control of the App Store continues to be challenged in court The Apple vs Epic case could go down as one of the more convoluted cases Apple has ever faced. The back and forth that has taken place since Epic first filed a lawsuit in 2020 will take you at least two hours to read through. …
… Epic then accused Apple& 039;s theft accusation of boiling down to the "extraordinary assertion that Epic& 039;s collection of payments by players of Epic& 039;s game to enjoy the works of Epic& 039;s artists, designers, and engineers is the taking of something that belongs to Apple." Epic was "for… …
… Additionally, Apple argued that reducing fees on all purchases made via external links isn& 039;t necessary to provide "complete relief" to Epic, as not all developers link to the Epic Games Store. …
… Fortnite, the game that started the whole lawsuit shenanigans, is back in the App Store in most countries. That& 039;s a big thing for Epic to go on about, and it did, complete with an Apple-like social media ad. This is something we can expect from Epic Games. …
… All external content deals made with third-parties will be subject to paying a cut to Roblox as well. Developers had been using branding deals to make money on the side and avoid the high commissions of the platform. …
… For Western China, the visit had CEO Tim Cook pose for the iPhones and local media at the Apple Chengdu Taikoo Listore. …
… Other storefronts, even the Epic Game Store, offer titles that are not available on tvOS that you can still install and play from a Mac. …
… For instance, Microsoft probably wasn& 039;t trying to copy Apple when it first attempted to launch an online music store. It was more likely that it wanted some of the action that Napster was getting, but then it saw how the iTunes Music Store was working. …
… Especially when framed around the alternative App Store debate in Apple& 039;s long-time lawsuit with Epic Games. In 2027, Federighi told a court that macOS security wasn& 039;t as good as iOS, in part because of its use of one App Store on iOS. …