Fortnite: Epic Games files a complaint against Apple before the European Commission
Apple and Epic Games, the publisher of the famous Fortnite game, are fighting a merciless battle.
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Epic Games, the creator of the famous Fortnite video game, files a complaint against Apple before the European Commission.
After filing lawsuits in the US, UK and Australia, Epic is expanding its battle against Apple to Europe.
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The publisher of the survival shooter Fortnite accuses Apple of forcing application developers to exclusively use its own App Store distribution platform.
The fact that the App Store is the only authorized sales channel on iPhone and iPad, allows Apple to impose its own payment systems, at the cost of commissions of up to 30% on purchases made.
Although the amount has been lowered to 15% for applications with a turnover of less than one million dollars,
Epic Games
considers that these commissions remain excessive for consumers, due to a lack of competition.
In response to these attacks, Apple defends its closed ecosystem which, according to the firm has the apple, allows it to guarantee the protection of the data of its users.
Epic Games has therefore just filed a complaint with the European Commission for abuse of a dominant position in the distribution and payment systems of mobile applications.
Epic Games asks Brussels "
to remedy Apple's anti-competitive behavior by imposing rapid and effective corrective measures
".
According to its CEO, Tim Sweeney, "
the future of mobile platforms is at stake
."
► To read also: An American judge agrees with Apple in its conflict with Epic Games
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