New York (CNN Business) Fortnite maker Epic Games sent shockwaves through the tech industry this week when it sued Apple and Google, claiming both companies' app stores are monopolies. The controversy arose Thursday when bothandkicked Fortnite out of their app stores. Apple doesn't allow outside apps to be downloaded on its devices, and neither company allows developers in its app stores to circumvent their payment systems. Epic originally introduced Fortnite outside of the Google Play Store, but after 18 months it launched the game there in April. Earlier this year, the European Commission opened two antitrust investigations into Apple's App Store, citing a complaint by Spotify.

Source: CNN August 15, 2020 22:07 UTC