Apple reveals line of attack in App Store trial against Epic


The Fortnite maker has earned more than US$700mil (RM2.89bil) in revenue from iOS customers during the two years that the game was available on the App Store, according to Apple. — AP

Apple Inc plans to argue at a trial that developers and consumers will suffer if Epic Games Inc succeeds in upending how the iPhone maker’s app marketplace is run.

Apple presented a California federal judge on Thursday with a road map of how it will push back against Epic in a high-stakes antitrust fight over how much the App Store charges developers. The filing comes ahead of a May 3 trial before the judge with no jury.

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