Epic Games sues Apple for using the Appstore as a monopoly.

Epic Games has filed the antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app store ban in the US federal court.

Epic Games has filed the antitrust lawsuit against Apple over app store ban in the US federal court.Game developer and publisher, Epic Games, filed a lawsuit against Apple to remove the iOS version of its battle royale game Fortnite from the App store. The legal complaint, registered in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleged that Apple wants to impose unreasonable and unlawful restraints to monopolize markets by stifling the competition. Fortnite was removed after it added the direct payment feature to the iOS version. Apple said the move was an apparent violation of its terms of service.

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