Tech Talk: US judge denies Apple’s request for pause of ‘Fortnite’ antitrust orders – Gulf Digital News

Tech Talk: US judge denies Apple’s request for pause of ‘Fortnite’ antitrust orders – Gulf Digital News

A US judge on Tuesday denied Apple Inc's (AAPLO) efforts to pause orders handed down after an antitrust case brought by "Fortnite" creator Epic Games.

The iPhone maker immediately said it would appeal the denial, aiming to stave off potentially significant changes to its lucrative App Store before a Dec. 9 deadline to implement the court's orders.

Epic went to trial earlier this year over Apple's practice of forcing developers to use its in-app payment system and to pay commissions to the iPhone maker. In September, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers issued a ruling that was mostly favourable to Apple.