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Epic Games, the maker of the hit video game Fortnite, brought Apple to federal court Monday for the start of what is expected to be a weeks-long blockbuster trial centered on Apple's iron grip of a major slice of the mobile economy.
The lawsuit that prompted the trial is about one app developer, Epic, a $29 billion company based in Cary, N.C., but the outcome could have far-reaching consequences for companies in Silicon Valley and the future of how money moves on smartphones and other devices.
If Epic wins, Apple, a $2 trillion company, could be forced to reshape the policies of its highly lucrative app store, which has been the target of growing pressure from Washington and the European Union.
originally posted by: Echo007
I think Epic going to lose this case. They have the option to launch a browser to get around Apple fee's but they don't want to do that.
originally posted by: Echo007
Apple and Google spent millions to creating each platform. They should be allowed to dictate terms for other companies trying to make money off the platforms. Valve Digital Rights Management Platform charges 30% fee. EA and Activision didn't like that, they made their own platforms to sell games and dlc on.
Mobile game publishers and app makers should work together to create a mobile device and OS to compete against Apple and Google, if they feel the fee's are too much. See how much they like spending millions to create a platform only for other companies to mooch off it.
I think Epic going to lose this case. They have the option to launch a browser to get around Apple fee's but they don't want to do that.
originally posted by: surfer_soul
originally posted by: Echo007
Apple and Google spent millions to creating each platform. They should be allowed to dictate terms for other companies trying to make money off the platforms. Valve Digital Rights Management Platform charges 30% fee. EA and Activision didn't like that, they made their own platforms to sell games and dlc on.
Mobile game publishers and app makers should work together to create a mobile device and OS to compete against Apple and Google, if they feel the fee's are too much. See how much they like spending millions to create a platform only for other companies to mooch off it.
I think Epic going to lose this case. They have the option to launch a browser to get around Apple fee's but they don't want to do that.
Surely you don’t need to spend millions to create a platform? Isn’t there some other way to download an app other than through apple or google? What happened to just going to a developers website and downloading directly?
Google and apple have a monopoly on the app marketplace that needs to be broken up.
originally posted by: Echo007
I think Epic going to lose this case. They have the option to launch a browser to get around Apple fee's but they don't want to do that.