In a series of tweets on Wednesday, Sweeney slammed what he called "another extraordinary anticompetitive move by Apple" and implied that the company went back on its word.
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Apple sought to undercut that argument by pointing out that the iPhone is one of several devices where Fortnite users can play the game and buy its in-game currency V-bucks, including Android smartphones (Epic is fighting a similar lawsuit against Google) and video game consoles such as the PlayStation and Xbox, many of which also don't allow alternative payment methods and charge similar commissions. In a contentious trial that lasted most of May, Epic argued that the App Store constituted a monopoly because it is the only way to access hundreds of millions of iPhone users, and that Apple harmed competition by prohibiting other app stores or payment methods on its devices. The removal led Epic Games to file what appeared to be a largely premeditated lawsuit. Epic has appealed the decision.Īpple first kicked Fortnite off the App Store last August for flouting its rules on in-app payments on the iPhone by giving users an alternative way to pay. However, the judge stopped short of declaring the iPhone maker a monopoly and ruled that it was within its rights to remove Fortnite from its devices. Sweeney said in a tweet that process could take as long as five years.Ī judge in California ruled earlier this month that Apple can no longer prohibit app developers from directing users to payment options outside the App Store.
The move further escalates a months-long court battle between the two companies over Apple's rules for its App Store and suggests the hugely popular game won't make it back onto iOS devices until the end of an appeals process. "Furthermore, Apple will not consider any requests for reinstatement until the district court's judgment becomes final and non-appealable," said the letter from Apple's lawyer, a copy of which was provided to CNN Business by Epic.
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