According to online sources, Apple intends to prove in court that if Epic Games manages to change the rules of the App Store platform, developers and consumers will suffer. This is indicated by documents that Apple presented today to a California federal judge ahead of a hearing scheduled for May 3.

Summarizing its legal arguments, Apple argues that receiving a 30% commission for transactions is not a sign of anticompetitive behavior, as other mobile and online platforms do the same. The company also claims that some of the revenue is justified by the billions of dollars Apple has invested in developing its own infrastructure that underpins the App Store, including software development components and APIs. It is noted that Epic Games “benefited greatly from contractual relationship with Apple».

We will remind, the company Epic Games, which is the developer of the popular online game Fortnite, accuses Apple of monopolizing the market for mobile applications for iOS. Apple removed Fortnite from its App Store last year after developers integrated their own payment system into the game, which allowed users to transact without paying Apple a 30% commission. Epic also said that Apple’s behavior harms innovation and allows the company to profit from independent developers.

In Apple’s view, Epic is missing important nuances in this dispute, including the reliability of the App Store platform, which protects user data privacy and protects against malware attacks. Apple also noted that over the two years that Fortnite has been on the official store of Epic, it has earned more than $ 700 million. In addition, Epic does not interfere with the development of web applications, providing users with access to them through a browser.