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Google says Fortnite’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic
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<blockquote data-quote="OneMoreThing..." data-source="post: 1894359" data-attributes="member: 196927"><p><img src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fortnite-android-800x450.jpg" alt="Google says Fortnite’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> </p><p><a href="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fortnite-android.jpg" target="_blank">Enlarge</a> (credit: Epic Games)</p><p></p><p>Epic Games keeps piling up lawsuits with app store owners. This time, Google <a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364325/gov.uscourts.cand.364325.182.0.pdf" target="_blank">is countersuing</a> Epic for breach of contract.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>Epic vs. Apple/Google</strong></span></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/google-countersues-epic-games-for-lost-play-store-money/" target="_blank">Google says <em>Fortnite</em>’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/injunction-apple-must-open-up-app-store-payments-in-90-days/" target="_blank">Major win for Epic Games: Apple has 90 days to open up app store payments</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/google-allegedly-considered-buying-epic-games-to-silence-antitrust-complaints/" target="_blank">Google allegedly considered buying Epic Games to silence antitrust complaints</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/the-epic-v-apple-case-could-hinge-on-the-definition-of-the-marketplace/" target="_blank">The <em>Epic v. Apple</em> case could hinge on the definition of the “marketplace”</a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/ceo-tim-cook-faces-pointed-questioning-as-epic-games-v-apple-winds-down/" target="_blank">Apple CEO faces tough questioning as Epic Games trial wraps up</a></li> </ul><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/series/epic-vs-apple-google/" target="_blank">View more stories</a></p><p>Epic signed contracts with both Google and Apple, pledging to use the default payment systems for in-app purchases. As part of its push for more open payment systems, though (and to dodge each platform's 30 percent fee), Epic boldly <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/epic-gives-fortnite-players-discounts-for-skirting-apple-google-fees/" target="_blank">pushed out updates</a> to the Android and iOS apps that switched the payment processing from the platforms' in-app purchases to Epic's in-house system. Google and Apple both allege this action was a breach of their app store contracts with Epic.</p><p></p><p>Apple sued and <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/injunction-apple-must-open-up-app-store-payments-in-90-days/" target="_blank">got its ruling</a> last month. Epic was ordered to pay $3.65 million in damages, covering Apple's lost revenue from Epic's three months of self-powered payments. Following that ruling, Google wants its missing money, too, and now it's countersuing Epic, hoping for a similar ruling.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803846#p3" target="_blank">Read 5 remaining paragraphs</a> | <a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803846&comments=1" target="_blank">Comments</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803846" target="_blank">Click here to view the article...</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="OneMoreThing..., post: 1894359, member: 196927"] [IMG alt="Google says Fortnite’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic"]https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fortnite-android-800x450.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/fortnite-android.jpg']Enlarge[/URL] (credit: Epic Games) Epic Games keeps piling up lawsuits with app store owners. This time, Google [URL='https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.cand.364325/gov.uscourts.cand.364325.182.0.pdf']is countersuing[/URL] Epic for breach of contract. [SIZE=5][B]Epic vs. Apple/Google[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*][URL='https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/10/google-countersues-epic-games-for-lost-play-store-money/']Google says [I]Fortnite[/I]’s in-app purchase swap was a breach of contract, sues Epic[/URL] [*][URL='https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/injunction-apple-must-open-up-app-store-payments-in-90-days/']Major win for Epic Games: Apple has 90 days to open up app store payments[/URL] [*][URL='https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/08/google-allegedly-considered-buying-epic-games-to-silence-antitrust-complaints/']Google allegedly considered buying Epic Games to silence antitrust complaints[/URL] [*][URL='https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/the-epic-v-apple-case-could-hinge-on-the-definition-of-the-marketplace/']The [I]Epic v. Apple[/I] case could hinge on the definition of the “marketplace”[/URL] [*][URL='https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/05/ceo-tim-cook-faces-pointed-questioning-as-epic-games-v-apple-winds-down/']Apple CEO faces tough questioning as Epic Games trial wraps up[/URL] [/LIST] [URL='https://arstechnica.com/series/epic-vs-apple-google/']View more stories[/URL] Epic signed contracts with both Google and Apple, pledging to use the default payment systems for in-app purchases. As part of its push for more open payment systems, though (and to dodge each platform's 30 percent fee), Epic boldly [URL='https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/08/epic-gives-fortnite-players-discounts-for-skirting-apple-google-fees/']pushed out updates[/URL] to the Android and iOS apps that switched the payment processing from the platforms' in-app purchases to Epic's in-house system. Google and Apple both allege this action was a breach of their app store contracts with Epic. Apple sued and [URL='https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/09/injunction-apple-must-open-up-app-store-payments-in-90-days/']got its ruling[/URL] last month. Epic was ordered to pay $3.65 million in damages, covering Apple's lost revenue from Epic's three months of self-powered payments. Following that ruling, Google wants its missing money, too, and now it's countersuing Epic, hoping for a similar ruling. [URL='https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803846#p3']Read 5 remaining paragraphs[/URL] | [URL='https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803846&comments=1']Comments[/URL] [url=https://arstechnica.com/?p=1803846]Click here to view the article...[/url] [/QUOTE]
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