Google has failed to convince the Supreme Court to block the injunction requiring the company to make major changes to the Play Store after it lost its case with Epic Games.
Epic has officially submitted Fortnite to the US Apple App Store. This is all happening after a recent ruling forced Apple to allow for payment options in which they don’t collect a fee.
Apple will not be allowed to collect fees for external purchases effective immediately. In response, Epic Games is bringing back Fortnite to the App Store in the US.
Apple tried at the last second to get out of producing a trove of documents by Monday as it was ordered to in its ongoing dispute with Epic, and was denied by Magistrate Judge Thomas Hixson.
In a hearing on Friday as part of the ongoing legal battle with Epic, Apple said only 38 developers have applied to add links to external payment options — out of roughly 65,000 that could, according to Bloomberg.
Google has filed an injunction telling the court that it will not give Epic what it wants without a fight, because the company's asks "stray far beyond the trial record."
After winning an antitrust case against Google, Epic Games has revealed what it wants as a result. In short, it's looking to blow the Play Store wide open.
Epic Games has announced a new pricing structure for non-game developers to use its Unreal Engine. It’ll cost these folks $1,850 per seat to use the software.
Apple has banned Epic’s developer account just after the launch of iOS 17.4, which allowed third-party storefronts in the EU to accommodate the DMA. This puts Epic’s planned storefront in jeopardy.