US judge digs into Apple app store policies as Epic trial ends


Legal workers carry documents for the Epic Games vs Apple federal court case into the Ronald V. Dellums building in Oakland, California. Epic, maker of the video game Fortnite, charges that Apple has transformed its App Store into an illegal monopoly. — AP

SAN RAMON, California: The judge who will decide a case challenging Apple’s stranglehold on its iPhone App Store indicated on May 24 she would like to promote more competition but without dismantling a commission system that reaps billions of dollars for the technology powerhouse.

US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers isn’t likely to issue a decision until this summer. But she opened a window into her thoughts during a three-hour session with lawyers for Apple and its adversary, Epic Games, during the final day of a three-week trial in Oakland, California.

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