FILE PHOTO: Fortnite game graphic is displayed on a smartphone in front of Apple logo in this illustration taken, May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - Apple Inc on Thursday told appellate judges that video game maker Epic Games had failed to show any legal error that would justify them overturning a lower-court ruling that found key App Store policies do not break U.S. antitrust law.
Epic, known for its "Fortnite" game, largely lost a trial last year over whether Apple's payment rules for apps were anticompetitive. That decision found Apple had suitable reasons to force some app makers such as Epic to use its payment system and take commissions of 15% to 30% on their sales.
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