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Fortnite Storms Back To iPhones After 5‑Year Ban As Court Ruling Undercuts Apple's 30% App‑Store Toll
Wednesday, May 21, 2025 - 7:11am | 505Epic Games‘ popular battle royale game “Fortnite” has returned to Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store in the United States after a nearly five-year absence, marking a significant shift in the mobile app ecosystem following a federal court ruling against Apple’s...
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Apple Warns Of 'Hundreds Of Millions To Billions' Dollar Losses Over Epic Games Ruling, Seeks Stay Amid App Store Shakeup
Thursday, May 8, 2025 - 3:34am | 637Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has expressed apprehension over the potential financial consequences of a contempt ruling in favor of Epic Games. The tech giant has warned that this ruling could lead to “substantial” financial losses. What Happened: Apple is concerned about the...
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Spotify Adds External Subscription Link in App Following Court's Ruling Against Apple In Epic Matter
Friday, May 2, 2025 - 2:40am | 614On Thursday, Spotify Technologies (NYSE:SPOT) said that it had submitted an updated version of its app to Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) that includes an external link for U.S. users to purchase subscriptions outside the App Store. What Happened: The move follows a ruling by U.S. District Judge Yvonne...
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Apple Ordered To Ease App Store Rules In US — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Proposes Peace Deal, Saying 'We'll Return Fortnite' And Drop All Litigation Only If...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 - 9:34pm | 760Following a U.S. court ruling that found Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) violated the spirit of an injunction against anti-steering practices, Epic Games, backed by Tencent Holdings (OTC:TCEHY), has offered to bring Fortnite back to the App Store if the tech giant fulfills this one condition. What...
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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney Prepared To Spend Billions For Decades Fighting Apple, Google Monopolies: 'We Think Our Best Days Are Ahead'
Friday, January 24, 2025 - 2:02am | 797Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, has reaffirmed his commitment to the ongoing legal battle against Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google. He is prepared to extend this fight for decades if necessary. What Happened: Epic Games, backed by Tencent Holdings (...
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Epic Games Is Now 'Financially Sound,' Says CEO Tim Sweeney After Major Layoffs
Wednesday, October 2, 2024 - 4:38pm | 560Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney declared the company "financially sound" during a presentation at Unreal Fest 2024. This statement comes after a tumultuous period marked by significant layoffs and strategic divestitures. The Layoffs And Strategic Shifts In September 2023, Tencent ADR (OTC:TCEHY) backed...
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Epic Games Files New Antitrust Lawsuit Against Google, Samsung Over App Store Restrictions
Monday, September 30, 2024 - 11:56am | 807Epic Games, the developer behind the globally popular game Fortnite, has launched a new legal battle, this time accusing Samsung and Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL)(NASDAQ:GOOG) Google of antitrust violations. In a lawsuit filed in a U.S. federal court in California, Epic claimed the two tech...
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Epic Games Mobile Store Goes Live In Europe, CEO Says Apple 'Had To Be Challenged'
Friday, August 16, 2024 - 2:32pm | 838Epic Games has officially introduced its mobile store, marking a significant development in the ongoing tension between the company and tech giants Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google. This move follows four years of legal and corporate disputes, beginning when...
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Google Says Opening Up Its App Store Is Expensive And Too Much Work, Gets Told By Judge, 'We're Going To Tear The Barriers Down'
Thursday, August 15, 2024 - 1:03am | 654Judge James Donato on Wednesday spoke about dismantling the monopoly of Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google’s Android app store in the ongoing Epic v. Google case. What Happened: Following a federal jury’s unanimous ruling eight months ago that Google’s...
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Cybertruck Hits Fortnite, Rocket League: Elon Musk's Vehicle Now Featured In Games Backed By Disney Rival Bob Iger
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - 10:53am | 707Since launching in November 2023, the Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) Cybertruck has been a top seller for electric pickup trucks. The vehicle is now making its way into several top video games. What Happened: Tesla CEO Elon Musk, a known enthusiast of video games and electric vehicles, will see his...
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Elon Musk Reacts As Tim Sweeney Blasts Apple Again For Blocking Epic Games From Competing With Its App Store
Friday, March 8, 2024 - 6:23am | 772Update (05:03 AM ET): Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has responded to Benzinga’s query with a statement addressing its decision regarding Epic Games. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Wednesday took to X, formerly Twitter, and slammed Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) again for blocking the Fortnite-maker "from...
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Y Combinator's Paul Graham Thinks Power Has Corrupted Apple: 'Thinking Of Them As Evil...So Inconvenient'
Thursday, March 7, 2024 - 4:42am | 821The ongoing tussle between Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), Tim Sweeney's Epic Games, and other developers makes app makers angry. Now, Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham has slammed the iPhone maker after Apple terminated Epic Games' developer account. What Happened: Graham slammed Apple for its recent...
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Tim Sweeney Blasts Apple For Alleged Amazon Bias — Elon Musk Curiously Asks, 'What's Up With This?'
Tuesday, February 13, 2024 - 11:16pm | 690Amidst Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) App Store rules controversy, Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney has accused the iPhone maker of favoring Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN). What Happened: On Tuesday, an account on X, formerly Twitter, said that they got the "ad-free" subscription for Prime...
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Critics Slam Apple As 'Enemy Number 1' For Alienating Developers With Steep 27% App Store Commission
Tuesday, January 23, 2024 - 7:10am | 677Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) decision to levy a 27% fee on all sales originating from links clicked in apps has drawn sharp reactions from developers and Cathie Wood's Ark Invest analyst Andrew Kim. What Happened: After scoring a partial victory in the antitrust lawsuit brought by Epic Games, Apple...
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Epic Games CEO Heads To District Court, Contesting Apple's 'Bad Faith' Compliance Plan After Supreme Court Ruling
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 - 10:27pm | 801Tim Sweeney, CEO of Fortnite-maker Epic Games, has reportedly declared his intention to challenge Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) compliance plan after the U.S. Supreme Court's latest ruling concerning the policies governing in-app purchases on Apple Store. What Happened: On Tuesday, the Supreme Court...