Mr. Sweeney, who donned a blue suit instead of his usual attire of cargo pants and a T-shirt, had been plotting the moment for months. Epic worked to cast Apple as a monopolist in how it operates the App Store, which was created in 2008. Apple’s attorneys further argued that Epic was motivated to break Apple’s rules because “Fortnite" was waning in popularity. In response to the EU charges, Apple said Spotify has been successful even after removing paid subscriptions from its app in the App Store. Apple also said Spotify’s demand to be able to advertise alternative deals through its App Store is a practice that no stores allow.

Source: Mint May 04, 2021 14:00 UTC