May 24, 2021
After lawyers for Epic Games and Apple wrap up their closing arguments in a high-profile antitrust lawsuit today (May 24), US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will spend the next few months deliberating on her verdict. The outcome of the case will, in large part, hinge on one key question: How big is the market in which Apple’s app store operates?
In the case, Epic is attempting to prove Apple has a monopoly over the market for apps like Epic’s hit game Fortnite and that Apple is using its monopoly power to take an unfairly large cut of the profits developers make through in-app purchases.
A controversial Arizona bill that addresses the fees technology companies like Apple and Google charge app developers is raising new antitrust challenges for embattled US tech giants. The bill – which passed the Arizona state house last week and now will move to the state’s senate – would require Apple and Google to allow app developers to use their own payment systems, rather than Google’s or Apple’s, to process user purchases within the app..
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