Microsoft joins court battle between Apple and Fortnite maker Epic
by Alex Hern from on (#578XJ)
Dispute over in-app purchases is seen as proxy war over future of App Store
Microsoft has joined the court battle between Apple and Epic Games, filing a legal brief supporting the Fortnite developer's right to carry on developing software for Mac and iOS while the case continues.
The submission, signed by Kevin Gammill, the executive in charge of supporting developers on Microsoft's Xbox console, is further evidence that the lawsuit over in-app purchases in Fortnite is set to become a proxy war over the future of the App Store.
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