While Epic got a big win with a permanent injunction against Apple’s single payment method, the battle isn’t over for Fortnite on iOS
Just because Epic Games got a big win against Apple in court yesterday doesn’t mean that the fight over the developer’s cash cow Fortnite on the world’s second-biggest mobile platform is over. The ruling wasn’t a clean sweep for Epic, but Apple has 90 days to comply with allowing third-party payment methods on its app store in spite of the court’s decision that „success is not illegal.“ There are still several roadblocks to Epic’s return to the App Store, and in response to the company’s victory, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney took to Twitter to discuss them. In a series of tweets, Sweeney says that the ruling isn’t a win for developers or consumers, but it’s hard to see how that’s the case. If Epic gets to go through with its plan of allowing multiple payment methods and charging less for processing the payment itself, it’s hard to see how consumers don’t win out.
