Apple Faces Epic Games in Lawsuit, Fortnite Creator Could Reshape App Store Policies
Apple is about to face off in court against the biggest threat to its $2 trillion tech empire — not the governments of the U.S. or Europe, but a video game company based in the town of Cary, N.C.
Epic Games, the maker of the popular video game Fortnite, has captured the attention of regulators in Washington and Brussels with an antitrust lawsuit that could upend how the iPhone-maker does business. The federal civil trial starting Monday in Oakland, Calif., focuses on Apple’s control over its App Store — the only way app developers can reach the world’s 1.5 billion iPhone or iPad users.
The trial begins three days after the European Commission charged Apple with abusing its control of the App Store to harm rival music streaming services. But Epic’s case is the first case to reach a courtroom.
