Microsoft Sides With Epic (to Save Unreal Engine) in the Looming App Store Wars
Epic, the maker of worldwide gaming sensation Fortnite, and Apple, a company that recently passed $2 trillion in value, are fighting. The reasons are complicated, but to boil it down, Epic wants to pay less of a tithe to Apple for the skins kids buy on Fortnite via the App Store. Now Microsoft, a veteran of monopoly arguments, is wading in.