Tim Sweeney has made a habit out of picking fights with Big Tech. Half a decade ago, the billionaire founder of Epic Games Inc sparred with Microsoft Corp over the way the software giant treated small application developers. People who know Sweeney or have followed his career say he sees himself as fighting for the common man. By 2018, Sweeney had opened the Epic Games Store, which charged game developers much lower fees than its rivals right from the start. Apple won an early round on Aug 24, when it was spared having to reinstate Fortnite on its app store.

Source: The Star August 26, 2020 01:30 UTC