Epic Wins 1, Loses 1 in Apple Fight

Epic Games and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are embroiled in an escalating legal dispute over Fortnite and Epic's efforts to circumvent the App Store's 30% cut of all digital sales. After kicking the massively popular battle royale game out of the App Store earlier this month, Apple retaliated further by threatening to terminate Epic's developer account altogether, depriving it of the tools needed to maintain and develop Unreal Engine.

The ripple effects of such a move cannot be understated, as that could cripple Epic's core business and hurt content creators across numerous industries. Epic requested a restraining order, and the court this week split the difference.

Image source: Epic Games.

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