A person waiting for an update of Epic Games’ Fortnite on their smartphone. It’s Epic’s second setback in its lawsuit alleging that Apple runs its App Store as an illegal monopoly because developers are barred from making their iPhone and iPad apps available through their own websites. — AFP
Epic Games Inc failed again to force Apple Inc to put Fortnite back in its App Store while the game developer pursues its antitrust claims against the iPhone maker.
A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Oct 9 rejected Epic’s bid for a preliminary injunction that would have required Apple to reinstate the battle royale video game in the App Store – and allowed Epic to use its own payment option. Apple had removed Fortnite in August after Epic set up a direct-pay option for in-game purchases that circumvented Apple’s pay system.
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