[Mobile Games] The creators of Fortnite suffer a severe setback in their fight against Apple, although the battle is still far from over

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Those of Cupertino celebrate the victory, while Epic Games is already studying what other steps to take to ensure the maximum possible of their interests.

You may have forgotten about this by now, but Apple and Epic Games continue to face off before a judge every few months, and it looks like it will stay that way for a while. Following an Apple "victory" in September 2021 that convinced neither party, the US appeals court this week sided with the hardware maker in its decision.

"For the second time in two years, a federal court has ruled that Apple complies with state and federal antitrust laws. The App Store continues to foster competition, drive innovation, and expand opportunity, and we are proud of its profound contributions to users. and developers around the world - Apple statement.

However, as we said at the beginning, this story seems to continue to go on for a long time. Apple itself recalls in its letter how one of its ten claims has not yet been addressed, which is why they are considering a review of the opinion. In addition, from Epic Games they do not give up and Tim Sweeney, founder and CEO of the firm, assures that they are already studying the next steps to take.

As explained on CNN, this decision reaffirms a lower court ruling that determined that Apple is not a monopoly in the distribution of iOS applications. However, different countries and territories have been little by little over the years studying ways to regularize the sector. "For years, app developers have accused Apple and Google of charging excessive fees, imposing onerous restrictions, and harassing developers who protest these policies," they recall from the news channel.

 

How did the Epic Games vs. Apple case start?
You have to go to the summer of 2020, in the midst of a pandemic, to find how from one day to the next Fortnite, the most successful video game at that time, was withdrawn by Apple from its official application store. The official reason?

"Epic enabled a feature in their app that was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent to violate the App Store's guidelines for in-app payments that apply to all developers who sell digital goods or services.
Since then there has been a stream of statements, including a campaign with an event included in the battle-royale where a mythical Apple ad from the 80s was parodied and which was even commented on by Ridley Scott, director of the original spot. The losers of all this were the players, who were left without being able to enjoy Fortnite on their iOS phones through traditional channels.

 

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