Apple responded on Tuesday to its legal battle with Epic Games, maker of the popular Fortnite game, and provided a response and counterclaims alleging that the games company had violated its contract with Apple, and is requesting an unspecified amount in damages.
"Epic’s lawsuit is nothing more than a basic disagreement over money," the company said in a file it filed with the District Court for the Northern District of California. Apple added, "Although Epic portrays itself as a modern corporate Robin Hood, in reality it is a multi-billion dollar enterprise that simply wants to pay nothing for the tremendous value it derives from the App Store."
The dispute between Apple and Epic Games began on August 13, when Epic Games published a version of the game (Fortnite) on the App Store that included a way for users to pay for in-game content without giving Apple its usual 30 percent commission. Apple removed the app from the App Store, and Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple later that day.
On August 28, the company escalated the battle by suspending the developer account of Epic Games, which prevents it from creating new apps or updating the game (Fortnite) on Apple platforms.
Now, Apple has decided to take another step forward, asking the court to hold Epic Games responsible for breaching the contract and other charges, and is seeking to recover all the money that Fortnite collected through its payment system, and is seeking a permanent court order that prohibits the external payment mechanism. In all applications, including the game (Fortnite).
It is believed that Apple's response indicates that Epic Games shocked it, and even noticed that the executives at Epic Games acknowledged and thanked Apple for its support and promotion of (Fortnite) events, on a recent date in April 2020.
In the court file, the company said: Epic Games has earned more than $ 600 million from the App Store.
Epic Games argued that the iPhone industry was suppressing competition in the free market, and demanded a preliminary injunction that would return Fortnite to the app store and restore its developer account. A hearing is currently scheduled for late this month, however, these dates may change.
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