The ruling after a California federal court hearing Monday might serve as an early test of “Fortnite” maker Epic Games Inc.’s claims that Apple Inc.’s AAPL 3.75% App Store practices run afoul of antitrust law, legal analysts say. Monday’s hearing will also determine whether “Fortnite” will remain out of the App Store for much longer. Companies such as Microsoft Corp. and Facebook Inc. have sparred with Apple over its App Store policies. “Apple may come across as vindictive by trying to crush a company that dared challenging the App Store rules,” he said. “They decided to be more aggressive than necessary.”Apple recently demonstrated some willingness to alter its App Store policies.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 28, 2020 09:33 UTC