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Under cross-examination, Cook sparred with Epic lawyer Gary Bornstein about the profitability of the App Store.
Cook disputed Epic s contention that its profit margin on apps was some 80 percent, but financial details were not disclosed in court due to confidentiality concerns.
The Apple executive said the proprietary payments system challenged by Epic was about convenience for consumers, more than about profits. We always put the user at the centre of everything we do, Cook said. It has nothing to do with money.
During his testimony, Cook defended Apple s policy of barring apps directing consumers to other platforms to purchase subscriptions or credits for games and other services.
Cook s testimony caps a high-profile trial which opened earlier this month in which Apple is accused of abusing a monopoly on its marketplace by creating a "walled garden" that squeezes app makers.
UPDATE 3-Apple s Tim Cook says threat profile of iPhone justifies App Store rules Reuters 3 hrs ago
By Stephen Nellis
May 21 (Reuters) - Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook on Friday told a court that threats to iPhone security and privacy required tight control of the App Store, which Fortnite game maker Epic Games says is a monopoly that Apple illegally abuses.
The testimony constitutes Cook s most extensive public remarks on the App Store, which anchors Apple s $53.8 billion services business, at a time when the company that once urged the world to think different is criticized as too big and too powerful.