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Apple kept iMessage off Android to lock users in to iOSFurther details from the Epic Games court filings cite Apple executives saying they could have made an Android version of <a href="https://appleinsid…
... Schiller, and Craig Federighi, the "Fortnite" developer says Apple intended to ... -
Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia paused as US trial loomsAn Australian judge has ordered a stay on the Apple v. Epic Games case in Australia as the two companies continue to battle it out in the U.S. <di…
... Epic's other lawsuits, the "Fortnite" maker alleged that Apple's ... Games baited Apple into removing "Fortnite" from the App Store with ... -
Apple decides to skip upcoming Senate antitrust hearing, drawing criticismU.S. lawmakers are urging Apple to reconsider its decision not to testify in an upcoming Senate subcommittee hearing on antitrust issues in mobile ap…
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Sony pumps $200M into Epic ahead of legal fight with AppleEpic Games on Tuesday announced the completion of a $1 billion funding round as it tangles with Apple over <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/a…
... for its massively popular game, "Fortnite." By sidestepping the App Store ... -
Coalition for App Fairness wants iOS app distribution to work like WindowsThe Coalition for App Fairness wants a more open <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios">iOS</a> platform with a better review process, outside…
... had with Epic Games over Fortnite. Hansson uses Epic's lawsuit ... -
Apple provides written witness testimony ahead of Epic trialApple has filed official written testimonies from its seven expert witnesses ahead of the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/08/23/apple-v…
... , any Fortnite player can use Safari (or Chrome) to purchase Fortnite's ... -
Facebook gaming exec dropped from Epic vs Apple trialEpic Games will now not call on Facebook's Vivek Sharma to testify in the "Fortnite" developer's case against Apple and the <a href="https://appleins…
... Sharma to testify in the "Fortnite" developer's case against Apple ... over the App Store and "Fortnite," is due to start a ... -
Apple wants court to block use of documents 'inadvertently' sent to EpicApple is seeking to claw back three documents regarding the new Small Business Program, which it says were inadvertently included in its disclosure a…
... ahead of the trial with "Fortnite" developer Epic Games. Epic Games ... -
Epic expert estimates Apple's App Store profit to be nearly 80%The <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store</a> is an extremely profitable service for Apple, testimony from an Epic Games expe…
... -trial includes the claim that "Fortnite" on iOS only accounted for ... work with Nvidia to get "Fortnite" onto the GeForce Now cloud ... -
Epic Games argues Apple has app monopoly, should make iOS more like macOSIn opening arguments in its case against Apple, Epic Games argues that the Cupertino tech giant has unnecessarily monopolized app distribution and in…
... levied against Apple for removing "Fortnite" from the App Store. Apple ... to pay for gasoline. The "Fortnite" maker says that it ... across the device's lifetime. "Fortnite" and the "Metaverse" The legal ... non-gaming apps and tools. "Fortnite" is also raised, not ... -
Apple says Epic Games demands threaten iOS app security, privacy, qualityAs part of its opening arguments, Apple says that its policies protect the privacy, security, and quality of the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/in…
... baited the company into removing "Fortnite" from the App Store. ... Games' argument. She says that "Fortnite" revenue had begun to ... your pocket." The majority of "Fortnite" players are on other platforms ... forth by Epic Games. The "Fortnite" maker, for its part, ... -
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney grilled on platform agreements, V-BucksEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday testified in the <em>Epic Games v. Apple</em> case, laying out and defending his reasoning behind Epic's suit ag…
... Epic Games chief executive called "Fortnite" a "phenomenon that transcends ... that ultimately resulted in "Fortnite's" removal from the ... the in-game currency of "Fortnite." Apple's lawyer asked ... that Apple would actually remove "Fortnite" from the App Store ... -
Apple's & Facebook tensions span a decade, reveals Epic 'Fortnite' trial emailsEmails between Apple co-founder and former CEO <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/steve-jobs">Steve Jobs</a> and other executives over Facebook…
Emails between Apple co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs and other executives over Facebook have surfaced as part of Epic's lawsuit, with the messages showing tensions between the pair existed as early as 2011. The ongoing tensions between Facebook and ... -
Epic's Tim Sweeney said he would have taken special deal with AppleEpic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that he would have taken a special deal with reduced <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store</a…
... agreements and the scope of "Fortnite." On Tuesday, Epic's lawyer ... to negotiate special treatment for "Fortnite" from Apple. The question posed ... "Fortnite." "The long-term evolution of Fortnite will be opening up Fortnite as ... -
Epic v. Apple trial testimony turns to 'cross-wallet' gamingSo-called "cross-wallet" gaming featured large in the second day of the <em>Epic Games v. Apple</em> trial, with Epic and other developers arguing th…
... device or platform. For example, "Fortnite" players can buy V- ... implement cross-wallet play in "Fortnite" until the game was ... option was not added to "Fortnite." The executive admitted his company ... be a bad thing considering "Fortnite's" target audience. "Why ... -
Epic Games admits its own developer agreements ban rule-breakersEpic Games doesn't tolerate rule-breakers on its platforms, Apple argued in the Epic v. Apple trial, drawing parallels to the actions that led to "Fo…
... explaining why a game like "Fortnite" couldn't be delivered ... enforces rules on games like "Fortnite." For example, Apple's ... whether people who cheat within "Fortnite" can be permanently banned. ... a good experience within "Fortnite" and that everyone is " ... -
Apple has a 'whitelist' of developers who can access unique App Store featuresApple has a list of whitelisted developers with access to additional <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store</a> subscription f…
... to the dust up over "Fortnite." For example, Epic Games asked ... the Travis Scott concert within "Fortnite," claiming that it was a ... -
'iPhone 13 Pro Max' model, AirTag follow-up, and Epic Games v. Apple on the AppleInsider p...We review AirTag performance and its missing features, Epic Games takes on Apple in court, and a possible mockup model of the "iPhone 13" has been le…
... span a decade, reveals Epic 'Fortnite' trial emails Apple has third ... transactions in total, 7% of 'Fortnite' revenue Epic's Tim Sweeney ... -
Epic vs. Apple trial starts, AirTag, & smaller iPhone notches - This Week in AppleIn another big week for Apple, the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App Store</a> is coming under extreme scrutiny in court, while…
... the whole affair, Epic Games' "Fortnite" will be appearing back on ... -
Epic Games witnesses criticize App Store anti-steering provisionsTwo expert witnesses in the <em>Epic Games v. Apple</em> trial on Tuesday argued that Apple's <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/app-store">App…
... currency of "Fortnite," saying it's "theoretically possible" for "Fortnite" players to ... -app purchases] in the iOS Fortnite app in combination with also ... -
Apple, Epic Games experts debate whether iOS gamers switch to other platformsApple and Epic expert witnesses are butting heads on whether <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/ios">iOS</a> users are locked into the platform…
... witnesses, which contended that "Fortnite" players aren't locked ... minutes per week playing "Fortnite." Those on consoles, on ... Fortnite" players on iOS. For example, 10.2% of all "Fortnite" ... to" switch between platforms. "Fortnite" purchasing behavior was also ... -
Roblox rebrands as 'experience' creation platform amid Epic Games v. Apple trialRoblox now defines itself as a massively popular "experience" creation tool, rather than gaming platform, after the distinction came up in the ongoin…
... , Apple wants to prove that "Fortnite" is a game and that ... been attempting to prove that "Fortnite" is a "metaverse" or "experience ... or not iOS users play "Fortnite" on other devices. Stay on ... -
Epic versus Apple: What's at stake if Apple losesIf Apple loses its trial with Epic Games, it could be eventually forced into making radical changes to the <a href="https://appleinsider.com/inside/a…
... by Epic Games' update to "Fortnite" that triggered the lawsuit to ... third-party payment system in 'Fortnite,' which triggered the entire legal ... -
Apple asking judge stop iOS, App Store from being labeled 'essential facility'As the Epic Games v Apple case starts to wind down, Apple has filed a motion requesting an early denial of the claim that iOS is an "essential facili…
... trial has demonstrated that the "Fortnite" developer has "effectively abandoned this ... 'essential' about iOS," writes Apple. "Fortnite was a success before it ... App Store...," it continues, "and Fortnite's revenues from iOS (prior ... -
Apple expert witnesses testify on App Store security, Apple R&D spendingSeveral expert witnesses testified on behalf of Apple in its trial with Epic Games Thursday, covering topics such as intellectual property law and th…
... availability of alternative devices among "Fortnite" players. Credit: Apple The first ... other devices that could access "Fortnite." According to the results of ... survey that focused exclusively on "Fortnite" players found that 97% of ... -
Apple Music Lossless and Spatial Audio, 'Apple Watch Series 7' leak on the AppleInsider po...This week on the AppleInsider podcast your hosts look at early reviews for the M1 iPad Pro and 24-inch iMac, talk Spatial Audio and Lossless coming t…
... earned over $100 million from 'Fortnite' [u] Craig Federighi blasts Mac ... -
Apple doesn't dominate in most product categories -- and that's a very good thingIn an increasingly tribal world where seemingly everything, including consumer support of trillion-dollar corporations, has turned into unwavering fa…
... has attempted in its ongoing "Fortnite" lawsuit with Apple. Things aren ... -
Epic vs Apple continues and Lossless launches -- This Week in AppleThe third week of testimony in the Apple and Epic trial dominated this week, but other major events surfaced, including the launch of Apple Music Los…
The third week of testimony in the Apple and Epic trial dominated this week, but other major events surfaced, including the launch of Apple Music Lossless and Spatial audio, potential new Beats Studio Pro, and rumors of a redesign for the Apple Watch ... -
Apple versus Epic trial ends with attorneys questioned by judgeLawyers for Apple and Epic Games debated about market definition and potential remedies on the last day of the <em>Epic Games v. Apple</em> trial, ca…
... lawyer countered by maintaining the "Fortnite" maker's definition of ... they could use to play "Fortnite," including tablets, consoles, and ... revenue that came from "Fortnite" players on iOS actually ... major bugbear to the "Fortnite" developer. Apple's counter- ... -
Apple's May 2021 in review - Lossless Apple Music, Apple Silicon iMac, and new Apple TV 4K...In May 2021, Epic Games versus Apple may have taken some of our attention, but we gave most of it to the new Apple Silicon M1 iMac, <a href="https://…
... more interesting than "Fortnite" The trial between the "Fortnite" developer and Apple ...