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Epic Games, Apple Close Out Final Day of Courtroom Battle Over Monopoly Claims

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July 25, 2024 2:51 PM
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Apple Inc. spent the last moments of its high-profile courtroom battle against Epic Games Inc. arguing that the videogame maker’s antitrust lawsuit was simply a way for it to get out of paying for access to iPhone users. “Nothing would be paid to Apple for use of its intellectual property for the use of the platform,” Richard Doren, a lawyer for Apple, told the court. He warned of “mayhem” if Apple’s review process isn’t required.Epic, the “Fortnite” creator, argued that the suitable solutions to its claim that Apple abuses its market power include allowing developers to operate their own app stores on the iPhone and to use their own payment systems within the apps. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will rule in the coming months on Epic’s claim that Apple has poorly prevented third-party app stores on the iPhone and required app developers to use its in-app payment system that takes a commission of as much as 30%.

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