If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple's iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out ...
In this Mar 14, 2020 file photo, an Apple logo adorns the facade of the downtown Brooklyn Apple store in New York. SAN RAMON, California: If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple's iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple's US$2 trillion empire.
Apple contends the commissions are a reasonable toll paid by a minority of the 1.8 million apps in its store to help cover the more than US$100 billion it has invested in mobile software, The Cupertino, California, company also maintains its ironclad control over apps allowed on its mobile devices helps protect its customers' security and privacy.
Other internal documents showed Epic's executives profusely thanking Apple for the support Fortnite was getting in the app store. The success of those services coupled with the iPhone's ongoing popularity is a key reason why Apple currently boasts a market value of US$2.2 trillion - more than any other US company. In contrast, privately held Epic is valued at nearly US$30 billion.
But even if the app store's profits are higher than anyone fathomed, that won't necessarily help Epic prove its allegations that Apple is running a monopoly that hurts competition.
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