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It sounds like the in vogue difference of opinion between Apple and Fortnite - maker Epic Games is n’t over .
Epic has been fight back Apple for years over the companionship ’s revenue - apportion requirements in the App Store . While Epic ’s antitrust case against Apple wasdefeated last year , many of its critique were echoed ina different lawsuitfiled against Apple in March by the Department of Justice and 17 state attorneys world-wide .
In Europe , meanwhile , the new Digital Markets Act ostensibly take into account Epic to launch its own Epic Games Store on iOS , and tobring Fortnite backto the chopine , with reduce commissions to Apple . However , Apple purportedly reject the game store twice over elements it said were too similar to its own App Store , in particular the “ install ” and “ in - app purchase ” clitoris .
Once Epic went public on Friday with its complaints about Apple ’s “ arbitrary , obstructive ” rejections and said it reported its concerns to European regulators , Apple approved the game storebut said Epic would still need to make changes in a future update .
All descend ? Not quite . larger-than-life subsequentlypostedthat it was “ scrap ” Apple , with founder and CEO Tim Sweeneywritingthat the story had “ taken a turn towards the ridiculous . ”
“ Apple is now telling reporters that this approval is impermanent and are involve we vary the buttons in the next version – which would make our store less standard and harder to use , ” Sweeney said . “ We ’ll fight down this . ”
presumptively , that mean Epic will stand make further changes to its secret plan store . We ’ll see whether the ship’s company agree steady , and how Apple might respond .
