Apple on Thursday removed a currently popular game from its app merchandise: Fortnite, saying that its maker Epic Games has announced a way to allow players to use Apple’s proprietary payment system The way to purchase in-game currency under circumstances violates Apple’s guidelines.
Epic Games filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, claiming that Apple violated U.S. antitrust laws and that the company has an anti-competitive monopoly on the distribution of iOS applications. Epic Games believes that Apple’s removal of its "Fortnite" game imposes unreasonable restrictions, and unlawfully maintains its payment market within iOS apps, which is another example of a 100% monopoly. Epic also stated in the complaint that it requires an injunction to prohibit Apple's alleged anti-competitive behavior and requires Apple to resume competition. source