Epic Games asks the Supreme Court to hear its case against Apple’s App Store rules
by Richard Lawler from The Verge - All Posts on (#6F45E)
Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge After years of back-and-forth battling between Fortnite publisher Epic Games and Apple, the gaming company filed a writ of certiorari asking the US Supreme Court to review a lower court ruling in their antitrust case. Epic has argued that Apple unfairly monopolizes the mobile app space with iOS and its in-app purchasing system, thereby making billions on commissions.
Epic is asking the Supreme Court to review its case by way of clarifying points of antitrust law that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals relied on in making its ruling in April. On Thursday, Reuters reported Apple has filed an argument asking the Supreme Court to throw out the order from the lower courts that requires changes to its App Store rules.
The companies' beef...