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‘Fortnite’ Creator Epic Games to Appeal Ruling in Apple Case

“Fortnite” game maker Epic Games on Sunday said in a legal filing that it plans to appeal a ruling in its antitrust case against Apple Inc after a federal judge on Friday handed down a mixed decision. The judge on Friday said Apple would have to loosen some rules on developers. But the ruling favored…


Epic Ruling Invites Future Efforts to Paint Apple as Monopolist: Experts

WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge stopped short of labeling Apple Inc. an “illegal monopolist” on Friday, but the closely-watched ruling provides a roadmap for similar claims against the iPhone maker in the future, legal experts said. Ruling on an antitrust case brought by Epic Games, creator of the online game “Fortnite,” U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers…


Analysis: Epic’s Narrow Win in App Store Case Toughens Fight Against Google Play Rules

OAKLAND, Calif.—Android app makers suing to stop Alphabet Inc’s Google from siphoning up to 30 percent of their sales received little reassurance about their chances on Friday as a judge allowed a comparable fee charged by Apple Inc to stand. Developers including “Fortnite” maker Epic Games in the last year took aim at the two…


Apple Must Ease App Store Rules, Judge Orders, in a Blow to iPhone Maker

A federal judge struck down a core part of Apple’s App Store rules on Friday, forcing the company to allow developers to send their users to other payment systems in a win for “Fortnite” creator Epic Games and other app makers. The ruling vastly expands a concession that Apple made with Japanese regulators last week…