Epic Games said on Friday that her famous “Fortnite” game would not be connected to Apple devices because the iPhone manufacturer prevented the update of the last application.
The conflict comes a few weeks after the epic games and other application developers who chanted Judge Ruling This is limited to the Upple commissions through the third -party applications distributed through its application store.
Apple A. Reprimand From the American boycott judge, iPhone Gonzalez Rogers, who stood with epic games, which claimed that Cuperno, California, the technology giant opposed an order issued in 2021 after finding the company that participates in anti -competition behavior.
Under the ruling, Apple cannot collect commissions on the purchases carried out by American customers through links within the iPhone applications that they direct to external websites. The developers, who earn money by selling goods and digital services through their applications and games, want to avoid Apple giving a set of revenues by sending customers to other websites.
“Who – which [Apple] The judge wrote in her decision:
Many developers praised the court ruling, which limits what they call the apple tax, and said that they would pass the savings to customers.
“Fornite” will return to the application store in the United States and perhaps around the world if Apple extends “the friction -free friction frame, worldwide”. But Friday, “Fortnite” X account He said that Apple prevented her from being presented.
“Now, unfortunately, Fortnite on iOS will not connect all over the world until Apple separates it,” as the account was published. Epic games did not return requests for further comment.
Apple said on Friday that she asked that “EPIC SWEDEN prepared the application without including the American store interface for the application store so that it does not affect Fortnite in other geographical areas.”
“We have not taken any measure to remove the direct version of Fortnite from alternative distribution markets,” Apple said in a statement.
Rob Ender, the lead analyst at Enderle Group, said that the last rule applies to the United States and wants Apple to keep the rest of its control all over the world. An apple made Big money Through applications.
Ander said, “Apple is used … its power to prevent” Fortnite “from global benefit from its primary victory.
Epic games I filed a lawsuit Against Apple in 2020. “Fornite” generates revenues by allowing people to buy digital goods, such as “Skins”, in the game, and EPIC wanted to allow users to purchase elements outside the Apple system to avoid the company’s commission.
While the judge spent these apples He had no monopoly in the mobile market marketthe The court ordered Apple to allow application developers to put links in their applications so that customers can perform external purchases and exceed the company’s commission fees. The court said Apple challenged the matter.
The judge wrote that Apple has restricted the methods that developers can communicate with their customers about the purchases outside the application and used the formulation that inhibits users from clicking on these links. The referee said that Apple will impose commission fees on any goods or services purchased within seven days of the consumer who clicks on a link that brought them out of the application.
Apple appeals the verdict and said that she strongly opposed the judge’s decision.
