Epic is asking the courts to step in after Apple goes nuclear on its developer accounts.
« Epic » might be the best word to describe what’s sure to be a prolonged, dramatic court battle between gaming heavyweight Epic Games and iOS App Store walled garden builder Apple. By now you’re familiar with the somewhat sneaky direct payment method Epic hid from Apple inside the iOS version of Fortnite during the review process. Following Apple’s subsequent removal of Fortnite from the app store and ultimately a termination of Epic’s developer contract, the developer has struck back. Epic has asked the U. S. District Court of Northern to step in and force Apple to roll back what the Unreal creator calls « Apple’s retaliation » to prop up its iOS App Store monopoly. The developer’s filing states that Epic is likely to suffer irreparable harm if the court stands by, and argues that the court should grant a preliminary injunction based on that claim while the two parties sort it out.
