Read previewIf you were scanning headlines yesterday you might have seen something about the Supreme Court forcing Apple to open up its powerful App Store.
What yesterday's court decision — and, crucially Apple's response to the decision — means is that Apple's control over its powerful and very profitable App Store remains 100% intact.
In 2020, Epic argued that Apple's control of its App Store — and, crucially, the way developers like Epic had to use Apple's App Store to sell "in-app" items like power-ups and other digital goods — was a monopoly.
Apple's App Store prints money.
In 2021, a US judge announced that games represent 70% of Apple's App Store topline.
Persons:
—, Apple, Tim Sweeney, Fortnite —
Organizations:
Service, Apple, Business, Epic Games, Epic, Big Tech, Meta, Google, European Union, Spotify
Locations:
EU