Everything You Need To Know About Apple And Google Over Fortnite Bans
                     EVERYTHIING  YOU  NEED  TO  
KNOW  ABOUT  APPLE  AND  
GOOGLE  OVER  FORTNIITE  BANS
INTRODUCTION
• American video games and software developer Epic 
Games has sued Apple and Google for their 
monopolistic and anti-competitive policies.
• It has removed its highly-rated multiplayer game 
Fortnite from their respective app stores.
Source: cnet.com
APPLE’S APP STORE
• The game was first removed by Apple citing 
Epic Games’ violation of Apple’s App Store 
guidelines. 
• This will leave iOS and macOS users unable to 
update to the highly anticipated Season 4.
Source: cnet.com
GOOGLE PLATFORM
• Epic Games pushed an update for Fortnite that 
allowed users to make in-game purchases 
directly from Epic’s platform.
• This prompted both Apple and Google to take 
action and the game was removed shortly after 
that.
Source: BBC.com
WHAT’S THE ISSUE?
• Epic doesn't take issue with the fact that Apple 
wants developers to use the App Store to sell its 
apps.
• But it stands firmly against the policy of Apple 
requiring users to use only its payment methods.
Source: cnet.com
PAYMENT PLATFORMS
• Apple doesn’t allow the apps to have their own 
payment platforms in the app which is something 
that has been criticised by many other developers. 
• This way Apple gets a cut for every in-app/in-game 
purchase.
Source:Apple
GOOGLE PAY
• Fortnite has also been kicked out of the Google Play 
platform for the same reason. 
• However, Google has said it is willing to continue its 
discussion with Epic to bring the game back.
Source: Twitter
LAWSUIT HIGHLIGHTS
• Apple has been accused of using a series of 
anti-competitive restraints and monopolistic 
practices in the distribution of software 
applications.
• The Cupertino tech giant has been accused of 
imposing unreasonable and unlawful restraints 
unless developers use the App Store.
Source: The Quint
FAIR COMPETITION
• Epic has said that it is not seeking any 
monetary compensation. 
• Instead, it wants Apple to allow fair 
competition on its platform.
Source:TechnoSports
LAWSUIT AGAINST GOOGLE
• Epic has also filed a separate lawsuit against 
Google.
• Epic is concerned about Google Play Store’s role 
as a powerful distributor and its billing policies 
for in-app purchases.
Source: Business Insider
WHAT HAPPENS IF EPIC GAMES 
WINS?
• If Epic Games manages to win this lawsuit it is 
going to be a monumental decision.
• This not only affects Epic Games but also an 
entire lot of game developers on Apple’s and 
Google’s platform. 
Source: Sportskeeda