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The Full Federal Court took a "radical" and unorthodox approach with far-reaching consequences by keeping Apple's competition dispute with Fortnite game maker Epic Games in Australia, the Silicon Valley giant has told the High Court.
Google is pressing forward with an application to stay Fortnite game maker Epic Games' competition lawsuit over its Google Play store terms, despite the Full Court rejecting a similar move by Apple.
Video game developer Epic Games has asked the Full Federal Court to overturn an "illogical" decision sending its competition lawsuit against Apple to California, saying the move would have a "chilling effect" on the enforcement of Australia's competition laws.
Internet search giant Google wants to weigh in on an appeal over whether Epic Games' lawsuit accusing Apple of abusing its dominance in the app store marketplace should be heard in Australia, as the ACCC wins its bid to intervene in the case.
A software engineer who was sacked from Apple after criticism that he was "clowning around" has accused the technology giant of discriminating against him for taking leave to care for his family.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has called on Apple and Google to seize a "window of opportunity" to address the regulator's concerns about their significant power in the app marketplace or face possible regulation.
A judge has found that a clause in Apple’s agreement with developers requires that Fortnite game developer Epic Games litigate a closely watched competition lawsuit against the tech giant on its home turf.
Tech giant Apple will not be forced to hand over documents about Australian users to Epic Games ahead of argument on Apple's application to shut down the game maker's competition case, a judge has ruled, likening Epic's imprecise notice to produce to the "cheerful pastime of drift netting".
Apple wants to stay a competition lawsuit brought by video game developer Epic Games in Australia, claiming a clause in its developer contract requires any dispute between them to be heard in a California court.
Epic Games, maker of the popular Fortnite game, has taken its courtroom battle with Apple to Australia, hitting the tech giant with a lawsuit for allegedly abusing its market power.