Topping the news headlines once again this week was the dispute between Apple and Epic Games, which continued to rage with no signs of de-escalation….
Topping the news headlines once again this week was the dispute between Apple and Epic Games, which continued to rage with no signs of de-escalation. The conflict hasn’t dampened investors’ enthusiasm for Apple’s stock, however, as Apple this week became the first U. S. company to reach a market capitalization of $2 trillion. Read on below for details on all of these stories and more from the past week! It was just a week ago that things blew up between Apple and Epic Games, and a lot has happened since then, so we’ve been regularly updating our timeline of the events leading up to and major developments in the clash between the two companies. For its part, Apple has said that it “won’t make an exception for Epic” and will terminate Epic’s developer accounts if Fortnite isn’t brought into compliance with App Store rules by August 28, a move that would affect the numerous developers that rely on Epic’s Unreal Engine game engine. Apple is also disputing Epic’s claims that it wasn’t seeking a special deal with Apple to allow its own in-app purchase mechanism, as a new filing by Apple says that’s exactly what Epic wanted.
