In 2021, Apple had one billion iPhone users.
There are 1.65 billion active iPhone devices worldwide.
In 2021, the company earned approximately $71.6 billion from the sale of iPhones.
The technology industry continues to generate something to talk about and it was recently announced that Apple won the antitrust lawsuit it filed against the video game company Epic Games.
Brands like Apple are leaders in the technology industry, where according to data published in its annual report, America is Apple’s largest regional market, with net sales of US$51.5 billion in the first quarter of fiscal year 2022. of the company.
The conflict between the companies
Although they are two companies from very different branches, this conflict was recorded, which has been the focus of attention in the video game and technology industry.
It all started in August 2020, when Epic Games tried to circumvent the Apple brand’s App Store policies by allowing users who play “Fortnite” to make in-app purchases without using the company’s payment system. Led by Tim Cook. Leading to a series of violations of the terms and conditions of the App Store.
Given that and as a result, the technology brand decided to remove the popular game Fortnite from its app store, which led Epic Games to file an antitrust lawsuit against Apple.
Let’s remember that in this legal conflict, the video game company accused Apple of having anti-competitive and monopolistic practices in its application store. But Apple’s accusation is that it violated the terms of the App Store by allowing players to make purchases within Fortnite without using the payment system, which involves a 30 percent commission.
After the verdict was announced, part of the sentence of three judges was disseminated, indicating that there was an agitated and important debate about the role “that online transaction platforms with market power play in our economy and in our democracy.”
“Our job as a federal appeals court, however, is not to resolve that debate; we couldn’t even try. Instead, with this decision, we fairly apply the existing precedents to these facts,” the sentence reads.
Likewise, in the sentence it was disclosed that the video game company would also have violated the terms of the application store, since the technological brand has the right to maintain its policies and commissions on its platform.
Like this, the outcome of this case could have an impact on future legal disputes in the industry, as has happened on other occasions between Google and Meta and other platforms.
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