In this case the judge handling the case of the legal battle started by Epic Games against Apple says that Epic "was not honest" with the practice against Apple. This is simply the first opinion of Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, at the time of reading the case expressing a first opinion.
The reality is that he went something further and explained in a subtle way that what Apple is doing has always existed and the economy of companies of this caliber are measured precisely by this type of management that are totally legal and that other companies do the same as Apple.
The practices used against Apple by Epic Games do not seem too honest to the judge. Now it is expected that for the rest of the year and until mid-2021 we will not have a new judicial episode Of the case, yes, the battle and "the darts" will surely continue to arrive from all sides.
I personally think this case should be tried by a jury. I don't think individual judges have a beginning and an end here. I think this will be a fascinating essay. Walled gardens have been around for decades. Nintendo has had a walled garden. Sony has had a walled garden. Microsoft has had a walled garden. In this particular industry, what Apple is doing is not much different.
A question was also made to Epic by the judge in which she asked for explanations about the accusation of monopoly to Apple when they talk about Apple's 30% commission rate if it is the usual percentage in the industry:
If we look at the video game industry, 30% seems to be the industry rate. Steam charges 30%. GOG. Microsoft charges 30%. On consoles, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo, GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy charge 30%. Where is the lack of competition?
The negative of the case beyond the judicial battle itself and others, is that the Thousands of users who had Epic Games on devices with macOS and iOS will be left without being able to play to the mythical Fortnite. This is something that we imagine they knew would happen at Epic so we are also clear that it was part of the plans when they got fully into the battle against Apple.