After months of back and forth, the Apple vs. Epic battle over how an app store should work has reached an actual courtroom. Shenanigans on day one included Epic CEO Tim Sweeney identifying — under …
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Apple’s Epic Battle Over the App Store Comes Down to Just One Question
How you define the iPhone makes all the difference.The battle between Apple and Epic finally goes to trial this week, nine months after the iPhone maker pulled Fortnite from the App Store. You’ll …
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Apple Users Are ‘Trapped’ in App Store, Epic Says at Trial
Epic Games Inc. alleges that Apple Inc.’s App Store has left users and developers “trapped” in an anticompetitive marketplace, while the iPhone maker accuses the creator of Fortnite of a “fundamental …
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Apple defends App Store control in court, saying it doesn’t want to be Android
Epic wants Apple to open up iPhone software distribution so it can use its own payment processor, bypassing Apple’s customary 30% fee on digital goods.
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Apple’s ‘walled garden’ faces Epic attack in app store trial
Apple’s lucrative app store was alternately portrayed as a price-gouging monopoly and a hub of world-changing innovation during the preamble to a trial that may reshape the technological landscape.
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Epic Games v. Apple: The high-stakes battle that could change the iPhone and App Store forever
Everything you need to know about the court battle between video game publisher Epic Games and iPhone maker Apple.
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Apple App Store Is an Anticompetitive ‘Walled Garden,’ Epic Says
Apple Inc.’s App Store has left users and developers “trapped” in an anticompetitive marketplace, Epic Games Inc. attorneys said at the start of an antitrust trial in the U.S. over how much the iPhone …
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Apple likely to prevail and defend App Store in Epic trial, analyst says
Investment bank Wedbush believes that Apple will successfully defend its App Store polices in court in the Apple v. Epic Games legal battle.
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Apple’s App Store Goes on Trial
Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while feeding more …
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The trial that will decide the future of Apple’s App Store
A federal court in Oakland will on Monday begin hearing Epic Games’ antitrust suit against Apple, a case that could radically reshape the way iPhone apps and services are sold.Why it matters: Fortnite …
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Apple to close Virginia’s MacArthur Center store on May 14
The Apple Store in MacArthur Center, VA, is closing down permanently and follows the shuttering of many prominent stores in the mall.
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Apple’s App Store draws developer ire and legal challenge
While Apple chief Tim Cook touts the brand’s App Store as an economic miracle, Fortnite-maker Epic Games says developers suffer under its tyranny. The online shop — the only way software apps can get …
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Apple’s app store goes on trial in threat to ‘walled garden’
On Monday, Apple faces one of its most serious legal threats in recent years: A trial that threatens to upend its iron control over its app store, which brings in billions of dollars each year while …
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How Apple’s App Store Sparked an Epic Trial
Apple Inc. and Epic Games Inc. are going to trial as part of a broader dispute that has become the biggest challenge to the App Store since it was unveiled by Steve Jobs in 2008.
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Epic-backed expert says Apple’s app store profit is as high as 78 percent
An expert witness for Epic Games testified that Apple’s App Store had operating margins above 70 percent in fiscal years 2018 and 2019, new court documents show. Eric Barnes testified that information …
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Apple’s App Store Had 78% Margin in 2019, Epic Expert Says
Apple Inc.’s App Store had operating margins of almost 78% in fiscal year 2019, according to testimony from an Epic Games Inc. expert witness based on documents obtained from the iPhone maker.
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Epic witness claims Apple’s App Store profit reaches 78 percent
A witness for Epic Game’s lawsuit against Apple claims the App Store’s profit margins have climbed up to 78 percent.
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