“IN COMPLEX ANTITRUST cases there is rarely a complete win or a complete loss.” That was the prediction of a lead lawyer in the blockbuster antitrust lawsuit pitting Epic Games, the maker of “Fortnite”, a popular video game, against Apple, the world’s most valuable technology company. A few days later, on September 10th, a federal judge in California, Yvonne González Rogers, proved her right. Her much-awaited ruling is a mixed bag for both parties.
A skim of the 185-page decision suggests that Apple can claim to be the bigger winner. Broadly speaking, Epic had accused the tech giant of abusing its de facto monopoly over the iPhone and the App
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