Apple countersues Epic Games, accuses it of “unlawful conduct”
nme.comApple has filed a countersuit against Epic Games, in response to the Fortnite developer’s latest injunction to restore the battle royale game on the App Store.In the countersuit, which was filed on Tuesday (September 8), Apple accused Epic Games of seeking special treatment from App Store’s rules, and thereafter resorted to “self-help and subterfuge” when such a special deal was rejected by the tech giant.
It added that the game developer’s introduction of an in-game payment method that bypassed the App Store’s 30 per cent fee was “little more than theft”.In the 67-page filing, Apple also called Epic Games’ lawsuit “nothing more than a basic disagreement over money”, and noted that the developer has reportedly earned more than US$600million.
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