Historien omkring Epic Games' kamp imod Apple, og deres 30% takst på alle køb der foretages igennem AppStore fortsætter. Epic Games har indtil videre påstået at de forbrød sig imod AppStore-reglerne i protest, men det lader til at de først har forsøgt at få lavet en særlig aftale med Apple.
Apple har nemlig fyret tilbage med en række retsdokumenter, hvor de blandt andet gør klart, at før Epic Games introducerede direkte betalingsformer i iOS-versionen af Fortnite, der kontaktede Tim Sweeney Apple, og bad om få lavet særlige forhold. Desuden slår Apple fast, at de ikke bærer nag, og det eneste Epic skal gøre er at følge retningslinjerne på platformen.
"The harm raised by Epic here is completely avoidable—here and now. The asserted harm to Epic customers, whether of Fortnite or Unreal Engine, can be ended by Epic. All of the users and developers that Epic asserts are at risk are disadvantaged only because Epic's scheme included breaching its agreements and running into court for relief. Epic has put customers and developers in this position, not Apple. As Apple has said to Epic and publicly, Epic can be reinstated immediately to the App Store if Epic complies with the rules to which it agreed. Apple has even given Epic notice of its right to cure its breaches. All Epic has to do is remove the "hotfix" that breached its agreements. The only losses that Epic would claim to suffer from reinstatement would be monetary and not irreparable harm."
Sweeney selv har kaldt Apples besked for "misvisende", men herunder kan du se billeder af den email der blev sendt afsted.