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...Epic says it is fighting for all Android developers, but it also has a clear interest of its own: boosting traffic for its own Epic Games Store, which carries a 12 per cent fee for developers selling on...
...In return, Epic says these manufacturers were given a cut of Google’s profits....
...Epic’s victory this week vindicates Sweeney’s persistence....
...Epic has also brought similar claims of anti-competitive behaviour against Apple....
...Clawing back fees would help Epic, which says it spends more than it makes....
...Other likely witnesses include Epic’s chief executive Tim Sweeney....
...Epic also took Apple to court over its App Store in 2020, in a case it is now seeking to appeal to the US Supreme Court....
...Just [on Tuesday] the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Epic Games versus Apple, in which one of Apple’s defences was that they need to sell apps exclusively through the App Store, because that’s the only...
...Its efforts to realise cash through disposals are set to begin with Epic, a California-based digital reading platform, which it acquired in 2021 for $500mn....
...Investment firms ploughed an epic $1.2tn into deals in 2021 at high prices....
...Marc Rowan offers bangers on buyouts Count Apollo Global Management chief Marc Rowan among a growing chorus of prominent investors who believe an epic run for private equity returns has ended....
...It has faced sustained criticism and legal challenges from app developers, including Fortnite maker Epic Games and music service Spotify....
...In 2020 Epic, the Fortnite game developer, sued Apple for failing to share the rewards its app had brought. The original ruling went in Apple’s favour but this is on appeal....
...As the name indicates, the WDEM was tongue-in-cheek, but I did write the following in complete seriousness: I think Amazon is going to continue to deliver absolutely epic growth, for the simple reason that...
...TB: Well, hang on, Epic Games does have a big business in game engines too. Its Unreal Engine competes with Unity’s engine....
...It’s in many ways broader than Epic’s....
...Blackstone has deployed an epic spigot of cash over the past two years into what looks like the tail-end of a golden age for buyouts....
...The supernova at Northstar leaves Masa sharing in its epic losses rather than any gains....
...The Nasdaq has now given up all of its 2021 gains, and many — like Loeb — believe that this is just the beginning of an epic shakeout, rather than the end....
...FT) SocGen to exit Russia with sale of Rosbank to oligarch (FT + Lex) Ericsson announces ‘indefinite suspension’ of Russian business (FT) Goldman pays €1.7bn for Dutch-based asset manager (Reuters) Epic...
...We’ll continue to fight Epic’s claims in court.” Epic originally filed its complaint in August last. In a counterclaim, Google alleged Epic broke developer agreement terms....
...Companies like Epic Games and Match have long complained about fees collected via in-app payment systems. The scale of antitrust criticism suggests many regulators agree....
...Tech companies from Facebook parent Meta to Fortnite developer Epic Games are betting billions that the metaverse — a three-dimensional virtual world — will become the next big computing platform, in what...
...A 44 per cent loss in four months is epic. The 52 per cent loss of its long-only equity portfolio is ARKK territory. (Ed note: ARKK is actually “only” down 47.2 per cent this year)....
...Earlier this year, Epic, the maker of hit game Fortnite, sued Apple for running a monopoly with its App Store, but lost on nine out of ten counts....
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