#MAC GAME STORE MONOPOLY LICENSE UPDATE#

#MAC GAME STORE MONOPOLY LICENSE UPDATE#

So the game remains banned, leaving iOS and macOS players unable to update their apps to the just-released Season 4. While a court granted Epic’s request for a temporary restraining order that prevented Apple from doing so until a hearing next month, it would not force Apple to restore Fortnite to the App Store. Apple also wanted to cut off Epic’s access to its developer tools program, which would have affected any apps that use Epic’s Unreal Engine. On September 8, Apple filed its response, and asked a federal judge to award it damages.Īpple, a $2 trillion company, has not only refused to consider changing its lucrative business model, but it also kicked Fortnite out of the App Store. Epic says that Apple’s requirement that all mobile apps come through its App Store (and the 30 percent commission Apple charges for app sales and in-app purchases) is a monopoly, and that Epic - as well as its fellow developers and their customers - should have alternatives. Fortnite’s Apple user base is the newest casualty in a years-long antitrust battle between developers and one of the world’s richest companies.Įpic Games sued Apple in mid-August, claiming that the company’s App Store practices violate the Sherman Act. But this struggle is bigger than one update, one game, or even one company. Fortnite has released its latest season, but millions of its players won’t be able to enjoy it: The game has been pulled from Apple’s App Store, leaving iOS and macOS users unable to update to the highly anticipated Season 4.

Mac game store monopoly license