The drama of the court between Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) and Epic Games on the latest game “Fortnite” promises to be a star-studded affair.
What happened: Senior executives at the Cupertino, Calif.-Based technology giant and Epic are expected to testify in person, CNN reported on Sunday.
Apple CEO Tim Cook, chief software engineer Craig Federighi and Apple Fellow Phil Schiller are possible witnesses, according to a lawsuit seen by CNN.
Epic will call on its founder and CEO Tim Sweeney and other senior executives to testify.
“Our senior executives are eager to share with the court the very positive impact that the App Store has had on innovation, economies worldwide and the customer experience over the past 12 years,” Apple said in a statement, as reported by CNN.
See too: Apple maintains a ‘crazy and misguided view’ of owning all iPhone-related business, says Epic founder
Why does it matter: Last August, Apple and Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) were brought to court by Epic after their Fortnite game was removed from the app stores run by the two companies.
The removal came after Epic tried to circumvent a cut in game purchases by tech giants.
Apple also countered Epic and labeled the lawsuit as “nothing more than a basic disagreement about money”.
Since then, Cupertino has reduced its App Store fee to 15% for small businesses earning up to $ 1 million a year. A move that was replicated by Google last week.
Share price: Apple shares closed 0.45% lower at $ 119.99 on Friday.
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