APPLE IS HITTING back at Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite that’s in the throes of suing Apple following the game’s removal from the App Store on its iOS devices. Apple has now launched a counter-suit claiming Epic Games has engaged in “willful, brazen, and unlawful conduct.”
“Although Epic portrays itself as a modern corporate Robin Hood, in reality it is a multi-billion-dollar enterprise that simply wants to pay nothing for the tremendous value it derives from the App Store ,” says Apple. “Epic’s demands for special treatment and cries of ‘retaliation’ cannot be reconciled with its flagrant breach of contract and its own business practices, as it rakes in billions by taking commissions on game developers’ sales and charging consumers up to $99.99 for bundles of ‘V-Bucks.’”