Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has refuted allegations of violating a court order related to its App Store and has urged a federal judge to dismiss Epic Games‘ request for contempt charges.
What Happened: Apple, in a court filing, denied the claims made by Epic Games, the developer of the popular game “Fortnite,” and accused the latter of attempting to force Apple to provide its “tools and technologies available to developers for free.”
Epic Games had accused Apple of breaching antitrust laws by imposing strict controls on app downloads and in-app transactions. The lawsuit, which began in 2020, has been the subject of ...