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Apple on Tuesday petitioned a US federal court to order Fortnite maker Epic Games to pay damages in a legal dispute over the iPhone maker’s online marketplace rules.
The US tech giant asked for unspecified “compensatory and punitive damages” for breach of contract in its response to Epic’s lawsuit last month, which alleged that Apple abused its dominance by requiring app developers to pay a 30% commission. percent for payments through your App Store.
“Although Epic presents itself as a modern corporate Robin Hood, it is actually a multi-billion dollar company that just doesn’t want to pay anything for the tremendous value it gets from the App Store,” Apple said in its petition filed in federal court in California. .
He argued that Epic “would like to take advantage of the benefits of the App Store without paying anything for them.”
Apple said Epic has benefited from the iOS ecosystem with about 130 million downloads in 174 countries, earning Epic more than $ 500 million, before changing its tune and seeking “special treatment.”
Epic has been trying to convince the California court to reinstate the popular Fortnite game on Apple’s App Store pending legal proceedings, arguing that doing so is in the “public interest.”
The two companies are fighting over whether Apple’s tight control over the App Store and its 30 percent cut in revenue counts as monopoly behavior.
Also read: Apple blocks Fortnite Maker from game development tools
Apple withdrew Fortnite from its online mobile app market on August 13 after Epic released an update that avoids sharing revenue with the iPhone maker.
Last month, a US court rejected Epic’s offer to reinstate Fortnite on the App Store, saying its eviction by Apple was a “self-inflicted wound.”
Due to the legal dispute, Fortnite fans using iPhones or other Apple products no longer have access to the latest game updates, including the new season released in late August.
Apple does not allow users of its popular devices to download applications from anywhere other than its App Store.
The dispute comes with Apple and other tech giants facing heightened scrutiny for their dominance in various economic sectors, allowing them to grow even as the economy contracts from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
In the latest filing, Apple contested Epic’s characterization of its conduct as “retaliation,” saying it was only enforcing rules agreed to by both firms.
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