Epic’s decision to bypass Apple’s App Store policies was dishonest, says judge
Interesting to see the judge bring up the same points that so many have here on HN, myself included. I&#x27;ve read a few articles about this topic, not just this one, but some good points I saw from another article [1]:<p>&gt; Judge Rogers questioned Epic on when, exactly Apple became a monopoly given that its  App Store  rules have remained unchanged since the  App Store  launched, which Epic had no solid answer for, responding only that it was a monopoly when Fortnite came to iOS in 2018. She also said that walled gardens have existed for four decades and that what Apple&#x27;s doing isn&#x27;t too different. &quot;They created a platform,&quot; she said<p>&gt; She also reiterated that  Epic Games  made a &quot;calculated decision&quot; to defy Apple&#x27;s  App Store  rules, and the court doesn&#x27;t provide injunctions for contractual disputes. Epic was &quot;not forthright,&quot; she said. &quot;There are people in the public who consider you guys heroes for what you did, but it&#x27;s not honest.<p>&gt; Epic Games  continued to argue that Apple has an  App Store  monopoly and charges excessive fees, but the judge pointed out that the 30 percent rate that Apple collects is the &quot;industry rate&quot; collected by PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy, Google, and more. &quot;It&#x27;s all 30 percent and you just want to gloss over it,&quot; the judge said to Epic&#x27;s lawyers.<p>I don&#x27;t remember where I read this but someone mentioned that the judge asked Apple why they charge 30%, which I found to be a bit of a strange thing to ask (and probably a bit of a softball). Why not 30%? Why not 40%? Why do companies have margins that they set that the market will bear at all? Etc.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.macrumors.com&#x2F;2020&#x2F;09&#x2F;28&#x2F;epic-games-apple-dispute-possible-jury-trial&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.macrumors.com&#x2F;2020&#x2F;09&#x2F;28&#x2F;epic-games-apple-disput...</a>