Alors qu'Apple avait gagné l'an dernier une première victoire cruciale contre l'éditeur de jeux vidéo Epic Games validant le modèle économique de son App Store, le ministère de la Justice américain estime que la cour a mal interprété le droit et a obtenu de pouvoir plaider sa cause lors du procès en appel, prévu en octobre. Tout est relancé. Et l'enjeu dépasse largement le seul conflit entre les deux marques. Explications.
Spectacular twist in the Apple lawsuit against Epic Games . The publisher of the video game Fortnite had obtained huge concessions from Apple a year ago, but it had been dismissed on the merits: the judge of a California court had dismissed the accusation that Apple violated competition law by making its application store, the App Store, the mandatory gateway for developers to reach mobile users. Epic Games then appealed this decision.
But one month before the appeal trial, scheduled for October 21, the tide could turn. The spearhead of the global anti-Apple protest has found an unexpected and powerful ally: the US Department of Justice. T