Epic Games to appeal ruling in lawsuit against Apple

After a mixed decision by the federal judge in the ongoing Epic vs Apple trial, the Fortnite maker has vowed to continue the battle. The judge ruled in favour of Apple in nine out of the ten counts.

The ruling did not find that Apple had a monopoly and did not agree with Epic that the iPhone maker had to support alternative payment systems on the App store.

The judge agreed that Apple failed to justify its thirty percent tax on the app store from in-app purchases but did not stop it from charging that fee. At most, the only concession the judge agreed to was allowing third-party developers to advertise their own payments systems to users outside of the app.

As per the ruling, Apple can also continue to block Epic Games and by extension, Fortnite for reappearing on the app store. Apple has called the ruling a win even as Epic Games gears up to challenge it in court once again.