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WASHINGTON:
Epic Games said Friday night that it asked a court to stop what it saw as retaliation by Apple Inc against the creator of “Fortnite” after the iPhone maker terminated Epic Games’ account from its App Store.
Epic Games requested a preliminary injunction that would return your game to the App Store and reinstate your developer account. The filing was made in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.
He argued that Epic Games “will likely suffer irreparable harm” in the absence of a preliminary injunction and that “the balance of damages tips dramatically in Epic’s favor.”
The filing described the iPhone maker as a “monopolist” that maintains its monopolies by “explicitly prohibiting any competitive entry.”
Late last week, Apple terminated Epic Games’ account on its App Store amid a legal battle over the iPhone maker’s in-app payment guidelines and allegations that they constitute a monopoly.
Apple said last week that its move will not affect Epic Games’ Unreal Engine, a software tool trusted by hundreds of other app makers.
But the move meant that iPhone users will not be able to download “Fortnite” or other Epic titles through Apple’s App Store.
“This was a clear warning to any other developer who dared to challenge Apple’s monopolies: follow our rules or we will isolate you from one billion iOS consumers; challenge us and we will destroy your business,” Epic Games said in Friday’s presentation.
Apple withdrew Epic Games after the popular game creator rolled out a feature to allow iPhone users to make in-app purchases directly, rather than use Apple’s in-app purchase system, which charges 30-plus fees. %.
Apple had said it would allow “Fortnite” to return to the store if Epic removed the direct payment feature. But Epic declined to do so, saying that complying with Apple’s request would be “colluding with Apple to maintain its monopoly on in-app payments on iOS.”
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