In a resounding victory, Apple won an appeals court ruling upholding its App Store’s policies in an antitrust challenge brought by Fortnite-maker Epic Games.
Malathi Nayak for Bloomberg Law:
Monday’s ruling by the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a lower-court judge’s 2021 decision largely rejecting claims by Epic, the maker of Fortnite, that Apple’s online marketplace policies violated federal law because they ban third-party app marketplaces on its operating system.
Apple hailed the outcome as a “resounding victory,” saying nine out of 10 claims were decided in its favor.
“The App Store continues to promote competition, drive innovation, and expand opportunity, and we’re proud of its profound contributions to both users and developers around the world,” the company said in an emailed statement. “We respectfully disagree with the court’s ruling on the one remaining claim under state law and are considering further review.
Epic had no immediate comment… Epic’s software, including hit game Fortnite, still remains off of the App Store and Apple devices, but Epic Games Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney has hinted as a return to the platform in 2023.
MacDailyNews Take: Sadly, we’re always a bit amazed when the “legal system” in the U.S. gets something right, especially when it involves Apple.
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Given Epic’s sleazy behaviour in tricking people, particularly kids, into surprise purchases in the game, that can stay off
Ha ha Tim sWeanY
Apple News to again step into the software space and create their own kind of visualization software to git rid of TwinMotion. We have waited long enough for these lazy asses to properly serve the Mac community with native version for Apple silicon. And they never should have ended Aperture. I have never and will never pay rent to Adobe.
This is a giant Effusive win for Apple against the deadheads like Apple Scenic
The human waste effusing from your brain can’t comprehend that Apple can indeed set their own store rules and thus beat Epic. What the did not win is whether they can be the sole store, which has not yet been tried.
Regards from “Scenic”
Resounding loser “scenic” is a curt, countryman, prancing around MDN enjoying the scenery. Sucked in, “scenic”, you are the world’s biggest loser and are indistinguishable from Tim Sweeney, also a massive, resounding loser. Sucked in!