Fortnite: Epic Games sues Google and Apple over app store bans
Found on BBC News on Saturday, 15 August 2020
Apple and Google both removed the hit game from their app stores after Epic Games bypassed their payment systems, to avoid giving them a cut of sales.
Both platforms take a standard 30% of purchases on their app stores.
Epic Games had clearly expected that to happen, quickly publishing a video mocking Apple's famous 1984-themed television advert about fighting a police state. It published court documents almost immediately.
It's always been baffling how Apple and Google can demand 30% from sales just because they allow apps into their walled gardens. Imagine Microsoft would get a 30% cut from all sales done via Windows computers.