Apple and Epic Games are fighting a merciless battle in court

Apple and Epic Games, publisher of the famous Fortnite game, are fighting a merciless battle. CHRIS DELMAS / AFP

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Apple does not intend to change the policy. Prosecuted by the game publisher Epic Games, for abuse of a dominant position and anti-competitive practices, Apple presented its arguments in court this Friday evening. He accuses Epic Games of not having respected his contract binding him with the Apple payment platform. 

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Epic Games, which publishes the famous Fortnite game, accuses Apple of collecting 30% of commissions on transactions from Fortnite players, which it considers excessive. But for Apple , Epic Games has signed a contract and must honor it.

The battle is worthy of the best video games . Cornered in court by Epic Games, Apple sent its lawyers to present its defense. They brandished a paper shield before the judges. Epic Games has signed a contract, and must respect it, period, assert the advisers of the Apple empire. And as long as he does not respect it, he will be banned from the online store.

A fierce battle

The stake of the battle concerns the 30% commission that Apple receives on each transaction carried out by players of Fortnite, the game published by Epic Games. A commission that Apple justifies by securing the transactions provided to its customers. Epic Games calls the tax tyrannical and does not intend to limit its fight to the legal arena. The publisher has launched a vast anti-Apple marketing campaign, with mobilization on social networks.

Earlier this week Apple had already released the heavy weapon threatening to deprive Epic Games of development tools which would slow down all of the company's activities. This battle where no one is holding back is fundamental for Apple, which has based one of its sources of profit on the commissions generated by its online stores. Justice must rule in the coming weeks and decide which of the two giants will bend the knee. 

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