Epic Games, Inc. v. Apple Inc.

  1. May 06, 2021

    Apple Exec Testifies Epic's Payment Cheat 'Blindsided' Him

    An Apple App Store executive testified in an antitrust bench trial Thursday that he was "blindsided" by Epic CEO's announcement last summer that Epic had used a workaround to cut Apple out of payments for its game Fortnite, recalling that until then Apple had promoted Fortnite and its virtual concerts.

  2. May 06, 2021

    Microsoft Exec Reveals Epic Revenues In Apple Bench Trial

    A Microsoft executive testified Wednesday during a tense examination by Apple's attorney on the third day of a high-stakes antitrust bench trial that Microsoft makes $600 million to $700 million annually from Epic Games, apparently revealing nonpublic information on the stand.

  3. May 04, 2021

    Yoga App Exec Bent Out Of Shape With Apple In Epic Trial

    A yoga app maker's CEO said he feared Apple would retaliate against his testimony in Epic Games' landmark antitrust suit as he ripped into the App Store's payment policies on the second day of trial Tuesday, calling them inconsistent and unfair to consumers and developers.

  4. May 03, 2021

    Epic CEO Rips Apple's Fees As App Store Antitrust Trial Starts

    Apple and Epic Games squared off Monday before a California federal judge on the opening day of a high-stakes antitrust bench trial, with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney testifying that the Apple App Store's anti-competitive policies and fees have cost the Fortnite maker millions in revenue it could have reinvested in its business.

  5. April 28, 2021

    CC'ing Apple Attys Doesn't Create Privilege, Calif. Judge Says

    A California federal magistrate judge on Wednesday refused to let Apple claw back a trio of documents in Epic Games' App Store antitrust suit against the tech giant, finding that simply copying an attorney on an employee email chain does not necessarily make an email privileged.

  6. April 21, 2021

    Apple-Epic Trial Won't Be Video Streamed, Judge Says

    The California federal judge overseeing the upcoming bench trial in Epic Games' antitrust suit against Apple told a group of media organizations on Wednesday that she'd deny their request for video access to the proceedings, saying coverage would be limited to streamed audio and a single pool reporter.

  7. April 14, 2021

    Apple CEO Tim Cook Looking At 2-Hour Epic Trial Testimony

    Epic Games Inc. and Apple Inc. on Wednesday filed their tentative witness lists in the game developer's antitrust lawsuit against the technology giant, projecting just over two hours on the stand for Apple CEO Tim Cook and nearly eight hours slated for the examination of Epic CEO Tim Sweeney.

  8. April 13, 2021

    Epic Judge Says No To Apple's Bid For Pretrial Sanctions

    Epic Games didn't break any discovery rules when it offered up three third-party witnesses that it plans to call at its upcoming bench trial with Apple over App Store fees, the California federal judge charged with overseeing the case said Monday.

  9. April 12, 2021

    Apple Says Not Naming Third-Party Witnesses Was Epic Fail

    Apple has urged a California federal judge to block Epic Games from calling three witnesses in an upcoming antitrust trial unless they hand over troves of documents, saying Epic caused a "procedural Catch-22" by not disclosing their names in earlier discovery.

  10. March 26, 2021

    Apple, Epic Judge Caps In-Person Attendance At May Trial

    A California federal judge on Friday placed limits on the number of people allowed to physically attend Epic Games' high-stakes antitrust bench trial in May over Apple's App Store fees, noting that everyone in attendance must wear masks regardless of whether they're vaccinated.

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