Apple’s CEO made a rare court appearance Friday in the case between the tech giant and Fortnite maker Epic Games. After Epic was booted from the App Store for a rule violation, Epic has taken aim at the level of economic power it says Apple wields over app developers. (The Wall Street Journal)
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Apple’s CEO made a rare court appearance Friday in the case between the tech giant and Fortnite maker Epic Games. After Epic was booted from the App Store for a rule violation, Epic has taken aim at the level of economic power it says Apple wields over app developers. (The Wall Street Journal)
Talking point: Cook’s courtroom salvo echoes his comments in the Toronto Star last month, when Apple touted that Canadian app developers had made more than $2.25 billion through its online storefronts. In Friday’s court battle, Cook said Apple doesn’t separate out the App Store’s profitability in its accounting, and instead focuses on the company-wide calculation. Regulators around the world are likely to watch the outcome of this case closely, as they grapple with how to regulate the most dominant tech platforms.
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