{"id":4891,"date":"2022-01-20T22:49:05","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T22:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/epic-games-files-opening-appeal-brief-seeks-to-overturn-app-store-ruling\/"},"modified":"2022-01-20T22:49:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T22:49:05","slug":"epic-games-files-opening-appeal-brief-seeks-to-overturn-app-store-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/01\/20\/epic-games-files-opening-appeal-brief-seeks-to-overturn-app-store-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Games files opening appeal brief, seeks to overturn App Store ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fortnite<\/em>-maker Epic Games filed its opening briefing<\/a> to the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The company seeks to overturn the previous ruling in its lawsuit against Apple, which determined that the iPhone-makers control over the App Store doesn\u2019t qualify as a monopoly.<\/p>\n

As pointed out by The Verge<\/em><\/a>, this marks the first time Epic has laid out its appeal argument at length since the company announced it would appeal the decision<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n

Epic wrote in the filing that the \u201cdistrict court\u2019s factual findings make clear that Apple\u2019s conduct is precisely what the antitrust laws prohibit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The company reiterated allegations that Apple requires developers to exclusively use its App Store to distribute apps and use its in-app payment processing platform. It\u2019s worth noting in-app payments are one area where the courts sided with Epic, handing down an injunction against Apple that required it to allow third-party payment systems on iOS apps.<\/p>\n

However, Apple was granted a stay on that injunction<\/a> while the company appeals the ruling<\/a>. Apple previously called the ruling a \u201cresounding victory<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the original ruling handed down in September 2021<\/a>, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers determined that Apple was engaging in some anti-competitive practices, but wrote that the \u201ccourt cannot ultimately conclude that Apple is a monopolist under either federal or state antitrust laws.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since then, both companies have appealed the ruling and Epic\u2019s CEO has frequently complained about Apple on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Via: The Verge<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n