Apple last month 6 million dollars penalty payer Epic Games, He announced that they received a negative response from Apple for Fortnite. Apple, which does not implement the court decision, is preparing to use its right to appeal.
The court found that Epic violated its contract with Apple and that Apple’s termination of the account “valid, legal and enforceableHe decided it was.
Development upsetting Epic Games in Apple case
Epic Games, which lost 9 of the 10 claims in the court, announced that they appealed the court decision.
iOS users will not be able to play Fortnite for a long time
in September App Store case The judge, who made the decision, explained that the company should allow external payment methods if the developers request it. To enforce the court’s decision until December 2021 Apple has yet to make an official announcement about it.
Although the judgment is largely in favor of Apple Although the results were concluded, the company’s stance on the payment method was found unjustified by the court. In the antitrust case The judge, who decided that Apple did not have a monopoly, was criticized on social media.
Making a statement on Twitter about the Apple case, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney“Fortnite will return to the iOS App Store when Apple tweaks its payment method for developers to choose.” used the phrases.
from Apple Phil Schiller Publishing his correspondence with Sweeney, Sweeney said, “They said they would gladly activate the account if Epic Games complies with Apple rules. Unfortunately, Apple did not keep its promises.” said.