Judge issues an evidentiary hearing regarding Epic Games vs Apple injunction
Epic Games argues that Apple is not complying with the injunction. The court has set a three-day hearing beginning on May 8, 2024.
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Epic Games argues that Apple is not complying with the injunction. The court has set a three-day hearing beginning on May 8, 2024.
Apple has reportedly committed to the European Commission that it will reinstate the Epic Games developer account.
Epic Games claimed Apple's termination of its developer account was a retaliatory response that violate the Digital Markets Act.
According to Epic Games, it will no longer be able to develop and maintain apps on the Apple ecosystem, which it claims violates EU's Digital Markets Act.
The game will be republished in Apple's mobile ecosystem with Epic Games as the publisher under EU's recently passed Digital Markets Act.
Apple's new App Store fees have drawn criticism from one of the most popular apps on its platform.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney calls the decision 'a sad outcome for all developers.'
Judge James Donato issued the order when it came to light that Epic and Google had not discussed settlement before bringing the case to trial.
In recent testimony in the Epic Games v. Google lawsuit, EGS General Manager Steve Allison revealed that the platform is still not profitable.
Epic Games' legal battle against Apple took a hit by way of a recent Supreme Court ruling.