We have spent weeks since the last reference to the eternal struggle between Epic Games and Apple. A battle that started by surprise and who collapsed the networks around a debate: Apple exaggerates with its 30% benefit rate on apps that are published on your platform? To make memory, it all began by the inclusion of an alternative payment method in Fortnite in the version of the game downloaded from the Apple platform, ignoring the obligation to go through the box of the apple company and, therefore, avoiding the Payment of that 30% of benefit that EPIC loses (and the rest of applications). Despite the revolution that was mounted in Fortnite regarding said injustice, it seems that EPIC has to lose in this trial. However, all the mess has taken the light that Apple really needs to change its policy in terms of external payment methods.
Apple should allow game application developers to be linked to alternative payment systems of the case The information comes through the Twitter account of Stephen Totilo, head of writing of Kotaku, which has published some conclusions that They perceive in the public transcription of the trial . In this regard, he explains that the judge of the case has displeased the anti-direction rules of Apple and has issued a court order that says Apple must allow game application developers to be linked to alternative payment systems . In this way, the obligation is finished that part of the money that users spend in an application go to Apple's hands.
Only one legal action seems to motivate Apple to reconsider the prices and reduce the target tariffs of the case On the other hand, the judge also addresses the question of the rate of 30% for the benefit of Apple, since it considers that there is A substantial evidence that the economic factors that drive the rate do not apply equally to Apple A how they are made in the videogame industry. Finally, the statement of the magistrate ends with a phrase that stains the image of the apple company: Only a legal action seems to motivate Apple to reconsider prices and reduce rates. Something that is evidenced by this same judgment, which has given a turn of events and provides a small victory to consumers.
However, this does not mean that Epic Games has come victorious of the trial. With a final result still to see , the conclusions of the transcription pray that EPIC has failed to demonstrate that Apple is a monopoly company. Following the developer, the judge thinks that Epic Games claims that he would not have a viable form of monetizing fortnite without being able to sell content within the application, the record shows that Monetiza Fortnite of nine different ways.
Therefore, you could say that both companies have gained and lost at the same time . However, the fact that it is going to force Apple to open alternative payment methods as preferred by application developers makes this judgment have been a milestone for both Epic Games and Apple. So it seems, every time there is a higher awareness Regarding the abuse of large companies such as Apple and Microsoft for their high rates on payments in applications of their platforms. In this sense, a couple of weeks ago we knew a verdict in Korea that forced these two companies to accept external payments.
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