The lawsuit claims Apple “imposes unreasonable and unlawful restraints” on producers, who are forced to go through Apple’s store should they want to reach the billion-plus Apple mobile-device users. Meanwhile, Google has made itself “an unavoidable middleman” that uses its “monopoly power to impose a tax,” reads Epic’s suit against the search engine giant. Epic is not seeking monetary compensation in either case. Both Apple and Google said they wanted to work with Epic to get the game back on their respective stores. (The Logic, The Wall Street Journal)
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The lawsuit claims Apple “imposes unreasonable and unlawful restraints” on producers, who are forced to go through Apple’s store should they want to reach the billion-plus Apple mobile-device users. Meanwhile, Google has made itself “an unavoidable middleman” that uses its “monopoly power to impose a tax,” reads Epic’s suit against the search engine giant. Epic is not seeking monetary compensation in either case. Both Apple and Google said they wanted to work with Epic to get the game back on their respective stores. (The Logic, The Wall Street Journal)
Talking point: The lawsuits, which number a combined 122 pages, are clearly part of a planned campaign against the two internet giants. On Thursday, the company allowed users to buy its V-Bucks currency directly from it, circumventing Apple and Google’s payment systems—and their 15 to 30 per cent take. Epic also produced a cheeky knockoff of Apple’s famed 1984 commercial, with Apple in the role of the evil IBM overlord and Fortnite characters playing the righteous Apple rebels of yore.
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