Long history of litigation between Epic Games and Appleinitiated amid a conflict of interest regarding the monetization of the battle royale Fortnite, received another continuation.
At the end of last week, lawyers from both sides exchanged new arguments and language designed to outline the current positions of companies in the unfolding war.
First, representatives of Applewho, together with a counterclaim, hope to receive from Epic Games compensation. “Apple“the company considers that a treacherous breach of contractual obligations Epic Games inflicted “crushing damage“for the owners of the digital platform App Store…
In turn, lawyers Tim Sweeney took a defensive position, stating that their actions, in principle, do not carry any harm Apple for the reason that Fortnite is the exclusive property of Epic Games, and the company is free to dispose of its development as it pleases, regardless of the interest of third parties…
“Apple’s position is built on an insane belief that, for whatever reason, they own all the money our audience pays for products created by the artists, designers and engineers working at Epic,” Epic said in a statement. Games.
Later he personally commented on the situation in his personal blog. Tim Sweeney, who once again spoke out with open criticism of politics Apple in relation to the distribution of digital content within its ecosystem…
What’s most disturbing about Apple’s position is that they seem to truly believe they “own” all commerce involving phones they make, characterizing direct payment as theft, smuggling, and even shoplifting. It’s a crazy, misguided view.https: //t.co/dAOkE8fW4S
– Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) October 25, 2023
“What scares me the most about Apple’s position is that the company sincerely believes that they own absolutely all the commercial operations that affect their phones in one way or another. For them, direct trade between two parties is theft, smuggling, even that akin to petty shoplifting. Absolutely insane, unhealthy perception. “
Litigation Epic and Apple, according to preliminary forecasts, will continue for many months – The judge expects to close the case not earlier than the summer of 2023…
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