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What next from Epic vs Apple? | Podcast
The Game Attorney's Tom Buscaglia joins us on the show to reflect on the trial
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Epic vs Apple - Week Three In Review: Who will the judge find in favour?
Legal experts mull over both parties' arguments, debate who made the stronger case, and ponder the implications of the final decision for the games industry
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Epic, Apple make their closing statements as three-week antitrust trial comes to an end
But judge warns there's still "quite a bit of work to do" before ruling is made
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Tim Cook: Having third-party app stores on iOS would be "terrible"
Apple CEO claims opening up its ecosystem would cause "huge convenience [and] fraud issues"
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Tim Cook doesn't know stuff | This Week in Business
Apple CEO goes out of his way to avoid admitting basic information in Epic court case
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Apple software engineering head explains core differences between iPhone and Mac security
Craig Federighi argues that casual iPhone users are more susceptible to malicious attacks, therefore must be protected
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Apple asks court to disregard Epic's iOS "essential facility" complaint
Mobile giant claims Epic gave "no factual, expert or legal support" to its case and "has effectively abandoned this claim"
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Apple spent $1m on Fortnite marketing, earned "over $100m" in commission
iPhone maker's games boss Michael Schmid also shares how Apple defines games and entertainment
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62% of all App Store revenue is generated from game transactions
Fortnite players on iOS generated 13.2% of all in-game revenue in the time the game was available on the App Store
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Apple execs don't know if the App Store is profitable, "don't deny that it likely is"
iPhone maker confirms it took more than $20 billion in commission fees between 2008 and 2017
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Epic vs Apple - Week Two In Review: Does the judge have a solution in mind?
Legal experts weigh in on the second week of the trial and the battle of the economists
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Epic vs Apple trial will only affect 17% of iOS games
Apple Fellow reveals that three quarters of all games on the App Store are completely free with no in-app purchases
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What is a game?
As Epic and Apple confuse the courts with their explanations, we reached out to developers and publishers to establish what defines a video game once and for all
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Epic grills Apple expert on "frictionless" outside-app spending
Economist unable to back up claims about apps allowing users to make transactions through browsers
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Apple questions credibility of Xbox testimony
Update: Epic files opposition, Microsoft also working on a response
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Sony, Nintendo, Roblox, Spotify and more request Epic vs Apple judge seal sensitive documents
Multiple parties have expressed concern about the antitrust trial exposing information that could cause competitive harm
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Apple rejected 1 million "problematic" apps last year
As it looks to justify App Store policies in legal battle with Epic, Apple releases stats focused on security concerns
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Epic vs Apple creates uncertainty | Podcast
Latest episode also discusses Sony's crossplay clause and this year's digital-only E3
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Epic vs Apple - Week One In Review: Epic still faces an "uphill battle"
Legal experts share their thoughts on the proceedings so far, and what to expect from the coming week
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Epic Games claims Fortnite is at "full penetration" on console
Asserts that mobile with the biggest growth potential as it fights for restoration to iOS App Store
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Epic reportedly offered $200m to Sony for PlayStation exclusives
The firm also reportedly started discussions with Microsoft and noted that securing first-party Nintendo games would be a "moonshot"
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Epic v. Apple shows games industry at its most absurd | This Week in Business
Minecraft isn't a game, Sony is tearing friendships apart, Apple taking 30% makes the world a better place, and other dubious claims aired in court
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FTC has looked into Epic's handling of children's personal information
Testimony in Apple suit indicates federal regulator has taken an interest in Fortnite publisher's privacy practices
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Project Liberty: What was Epic's battle plan against Apple?
Report laid out company roadmap prior to ongoing lawsuit
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Three key discoverability takeaways from the Epic/Apple lawsuit
GameDiscoverCo's Simon Carless looks at the data around platform splits, exclusives and free games revealed in this week's legal proceedings