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Descriptive – The Supreme Court has refused to hear the appeals of the makers of the video game Fortnite and the App Store, which have been in conflict since 2020. Apple is changing its business rules in the United States, but marginally.
Since August 2020, the curtain has fallen on the legal standoff between Apple and Epic Games, makers of the successful video game Fortnite. While the first ruling in 2021 did not satisfy either side, the US Supreme Court refused to consider an appeal filed on Tuesday. Two companies. The decision extinguishes the legal side of the soap opera, whose central question was the legality of Apple’s business practices on its App Store app store. The latter generates billions of dollars in revenue each year for the Cupertino-based group.
” The legal battle to open the iOS operating system in America has been lost. A sad conclusion for all developers “, said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. Apple is now seeking reimbursement for its legal costs, estimated at $73 million.
Anti-competitive practices
Apple charges 15% to 30% commission on transactions made on iPhone apps and…
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