Epic Games appeals ruling in lawsuit alleging Apple monopoly
Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been running an illegal monopoly that stifles competition.
The maker of the popular Fortnite video game said in a court filing Sunday that it will take the ruling to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
In a 185-page decision rendered Friday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered Apple to dismantle a lucrative part of the competitive barricade guarding its closely run iPhone app store, but she rejected Epic’s allegations that Apple ran a monopoly.
Epic’s notice of appeal said it would appeal the final judgment “and all orders leading to or producing that judgment.”
The decision provided Apple with some vindication. The judge didn’t brand Apple as a monopolist or require it to allow competing stores to offer apps for iPhones, iPads and iPods.
Those were two of the biggest objectives sought by Epic, which filed what it would hoped would be a landmark antitrust case last year.