Apple Attacked for ‘Walled Garden’ Store as Epic Trial Begins

May 4, 2021, 11:37 AM UTC

Epic Games Inc. said Apple Inc.’s App Store has left users and developers “trapped” in an anticompetitive marketplace, as the maker of Fortnite kicked off its highly anticipated trial against the world’s most valuable company.

Epic Chief Executive Officer Tim Sweeney is expected to finish his time on the witness stand Tuesday, before the company plans to call other employees who will support its case against Apple. The two companies, once close allies, came out swinging at each other on Monday, the first day of a trial in which a federal judge must decide whether Apple is monopolizing ...

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