Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  1. May 18, 2021

    Apple's Phil Schiller Defends Data Practices In Epic Trial

    Apple fellow Phil Schiller defended the company's data collection practices and App Store review procedures during a high-stakes antitrust bench trial Tuesday, after Epic's counsel claimed Apple stores personal user data for a decade and pointed out sexually explicit apps available on the App Store.

  2. May 17, 2021

    Epic-Apple Judge Praises Legal Teams For Diversity

    Wrapping a trial day that saw testimony by Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, a California federal judge presiding over Apple and Epic Games' high-stakes antitrust bench trial on Monday commended both legal teams for their racial and gender diversity, saying they're a "terrific example for the future."

  3. May 14, 2021

    Apple CEO, Execs On Deck For 3rd Week Of Epic Games Trial

    Apple Inc. is expected to call its top brass and corporate CEO Tim Cook to testify before the close of evidence over the next week in Epic Games' high-stakes antitrust bench trial over Apple's App Store payment policies, with the first defense witness taking the stand after Epic wraps its case-in-chief on Monday.

  4. May 14, 2021

    Apple's App Store Runs On 79% Operating Margin, Judge Told

    An accounting expert hired by Epic Games Inc. testified during a high-stakes antitrust bench trial Friday that Apple Inc.'s App Store operating margins verged on an eye-watering 79% in 2018 and 2019, based on data he said he received "directly from the files" of Apple CEO Tim Cook.

  5. May 13, 2021

    Apple's Trial Witness Drop Leaves Epic 'Scrambling'

    Epic Games Inc.'s counsel told a California federal judge presiding over a high-stakes antitrust trial Thursday that its legal team was "scrambling," after Apple Inc. dropped a scheduled witness due to what the judge characterized as an "extraordinary circumstance."

  6. May 12, 2021

    Epic Antitrust Judge Doubts Apple Expert's AmEx Comparison

    A California federal judge presiding over Epic's high-stakes antitrust trial appeared skeptical Wednesday of a professor's testimony that Apple's anti-steering provisions are akin to restrictions upheld by the high court in Ohio v. American Express, noting that brick-and-mortar stores advertise various payment methods, while the virtual App Store does not.

  7. May 11, 2021

    Apple Wanted App Users 'Hooked,' Exec's 2013 Email Reveals

    A top Apple executive told company CEO Tim Cook in 2013 that getting customers to use Apple virtual stores like iTunes is "one of the best things we can do to get people hooked to the ecosystem," according to an email revealed Tuesday during Epic Games Inc.'s high-stakes antitrust bench trial.

  8. May 10, 2021

    Apple's App Store Monopoly Made It Billions, Prof Testifies

    A University College London economics professor hired by Epic Games Inc. testified in a high-stakes antitrust bench trial Monday that Apple Inc. has monopoly power over the iOS app-distribution market, and that if the tech giant reduced its commission fee from 30% to 6.8% in 2019, it would have still earned $1 billion in App Store profits.

  9. May 07, 2021

    Apple's App Review Comes Under Fire In Antitrust Trial

    An Apple senior director defended the company's app-review process Friday during an antitrust bench trial between the tech giant and Epic Games, testifying that although Apple has approved some potentially offensive apps, including a school-shooting game app, such mistakes are rare and "we catch the vast majority of issues."

  10. May 07, 2021

    Epic, Apple Antitrust Trial: What's On Deck Week 2

    Epic Games is expected to call its antitrust heavyweights during the second week of the high-stakes California federal bench trial over Apple's App Store fees and payment policies, with back-to-back economists taking the stand starting Monday before Epic wraps its case in chief later in the week.

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