Epic Games investor Y Combinator unsurprisingly files anti-App Store brief

Epic Games investor Y Combinator unsurprisingly files anti-App Store brief

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In an inevitable development in the never-ending Epic vs Apple debacle, Epic Games large-scale investor Y Combinator has weighed in to say the App Store costs startups too much money.

A still from a video at the start of the Apple-Epic lawsuit battle - Image Credit: Epic Games

This ongoing legal saga concerning Apple's App Store, is once more at a stage where the courts are inviting interested parties to comment. These amicus briefs are intended to be a way for companies and individuals to present arguments supporting one side or the other.

Y Combinator, a venture capitalist, argues that it would back app developers if it were not for Apple's 30% App Store fee. Consequently, Apple being forced to change its App Store rules was a "welcome relief" that ended what Y Combinator describes as "Apple's anti-competitive block on entry and expansion."Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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