Apple's App Store dealt major blow by judge in Epic Games antitrust case

The decision is a significant setback for the world’s most valuable company as it faces growing antitrust scrutiny from lawmakers and global regulators. Apple is expected to appeal, setting the stage for the fight to carry on for at least another year and possibly make its way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Still, the ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is a warning shot across the bow for the Cupertino, California-based company as legislators and regulators examine the role Apple and other big tech companies have as gatekeepers to the digital economy. It could also open the floodgates to follow-on lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages.

The opening screen of Epic Games Fortnite reflecting onto the Apple logo of the back of an iMac computer.Epic sued Apple in August 2020, after the iPhone-maker removed the Fortnite game from its App Store because the gaming company created a workaround to paying a 30 per cent fee on customers’ in-app purchases. Epic wasn’t seeking monetary damages, but sought a court order to stop what it called Apple’s “illegal restraints” on competition.

Epic, which took in more than US$5 billion from Fortnite last year, also has filed complaints against Apple in the European Union, U.K. and Australia, and the game maker is suing Alphabet Inc.’s Google over its Google Play store.

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