🔙 Throwback Thursday for 2025-08-21
A look back at a decade of Apple App Store vs. Epic Games
2025
Y Combinator filed an amicus brief in support of Epic Games in their antitrust lawsuit against Apple, calling App Store fees “a punitive tax on innovation”
By Marcus Mendes / 9to5Mac. View the full context on Techmeme.
2020
In a legal filing, Apple accuses Epic Games of anticompetitive behavior, producing three emails from Tim Sweeney to show that Epic asked for a special deal
By Kif Leswing / CNBC. View the full context on Techmeme.
2015
Apple has removed Epic Games' Fortnite from the App Store after the developer implemented its own in-app payment system, bypassing Apple's standard 30% fee
By Nick Statt / The Verge. View the full context on Techmeme.
