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#APPLE VS EPIC GAMES UPDATE TRIAL#

What Epic wants: To be able to sell V-Bucks to iOS-using Fortnite players without having to use Apple's in-app purchase tools, and to be able to operate its own app store on iOS. We'll be updating this page through the trial, but here's everything you need to know about Epic v. And no matter what happens, there will certainly be appeals. Or, as often happens in these cases, it could end up much more narrow than that. The outcome of this case could change how billions of dollars flows between tech companies and could provide hints as to how tech antitrust cases and regulations are likely to work in the coming years. At the heart of the case are arguments over whether Apple can and should exert total control over iOS and the App Store, or whether developers should be allowed to distribute apps over alternative marketplaces or simply bypass Apple's longstanding 30% commission on digital goods. Epic alleges that the iPhone maker's App Store and in-app purchase policies both violate antitrust law.

This time, however, Apple is the one on defense. It's arguably the biggest courtroom showdown Apple has engaged in since its smartphone patent war with Samsung nearly a decade ago.

#APPLE VS EPIC GAMES UPDATE TRIAL#

The trial has been nearly a year in the making, following Apple's removal of Fortnite from the App Store in August 2020.

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Analysis Group Expert Cited in Apple’s.

Apple prevailed on all of Epic’s antitrust claims, Judge Gonzalez Rogers ruling for Epic only on a single count of violating California law as applied to developers’ ability to communicate with consumers. Further citing Professor Schmalensee’s testimony at multiple points, she rejected all of Epic’s central challenges and validated Apple’s business model. He also rebutted the testimony of Epic’s experts.Ĭiting Professor Schmalensee’s testimony, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the US District Court for the Northern District of California found that the App Store is a two-sided transaction platform.

Professor Schmalensee opined on issues of market definition, market power, and the economics of two-sided platforms like those identified by the US Supreme Court in Ohio v. Specifically, Epic alleged that Apple has a monopoly over both distribution and payment collection for the apps on its App Store.Īn Analysis Group team led by Managing Principal Samuel Weglein and Vice President Kristof Zetenyi, and including Managers Solvejg Wewel and Big Banternghansa, supported academic affiliate Richard Schmalensee, who filed expert reports and testified at deposition and trial. Epic claimed that Apple’s App Store policies violate both federal and state antitrust law and California’s unfair competition law. Analysis Group was retained on behalf of Apple in a high-profile antitrust suit brought by the game developer Epic Games (Epic), creator of the popular game Fortnite.