![]() The trial, which began earlier this month, is taking place in an Oakland, California, court under the US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, and Cook’s testimony will come before closing arguments from both sides on Monday.Įpic’s lawyers have been grilling Apple executives, including Phil Schiller, Apple’s former marketing guru and a Steve Jobs confidant who took the stand on Monday and Tuesday. “I strongly believe is the most efficient way.” “We’d have to come up with an alternate way to collect commission,” he said. He said many apps are charged less, and that if it didn’t charge a commission Apple would need to find an alternative way to make up processing fees and other costs. Apple says the commissions it takes from app-makers help it pay for the technology powering its products, including the security and privacy protections that have helped make the iPhone so popular.Ĭook defended the commission Apple takes on in-app purchases, which can be up to 30% for apps with more than $1m in yearly revenue. Apple responded to this by pulling the Fortnite game from the App Store, leading Epic to launch a crusade against Apple that brought on board allies including Spotify, the Tinder owner Match Group, and other companies that oppose the App Store’s rules.Ĭook reportedly prepared extensively for his highly anticipated testimony, his most detailed public remarks yet on the App Store, which anchors Apple’s $53.8bn services business.Īpple has brushed off the allegations as an attempt by Epic to boost its own profits. ![]() Fortnite first challenged Apple by knowingly violating its in-app policies in August 2020 and launching its own in-app payment system that bypassed Apple’s 30% fee. The court battle Cook arrived at on Friday marks the latest in a high-profile fight between a game giant and one of the biggest technology companies in the world. “There can be malicious things that occur, things that vacuum up people’s data, malware, the list is pretty long.” “In the case of the App Store, we review every app that goes on the store,” he said. In his testimony on Friday, Cook reiterated Apple’s argument that the strict App Store policies that critics argue have made the platform a walled garden, are for the safety and privacy of users.Ĭook said Apple must closely review the apps on its App Store for privacy and security purposes and that he would not trust any third-party firm to vet apps for the App Store.
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