"Epic vs Apple" has finally arrived and as Tim Sweeney now famously said we're in for some "fireworks"!

On day five of the trial, Apple continues feeling the heat with testimony from Trystan Kosmynka, while Epic Game Store head Steven Allison talks about selling games. The court, meanwhile, detours into unlikely conversations about wide ranging topics such as Roblox and itch.io's "sensitive materials".

It's Roblox and the angry Itch today...in Virtual Legality.

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#Epic #Apple #Lawsuit

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

01:38 Apple Motion Against Microsoft Witness

04:47 Day 5 Live Tweets (Adi Robertson, Nick Statt)

06:24 The Blind Alley of Roblox (Kosmynka)

16:00 Is App Review Effective? (Kosmynka)

22:10 Steve Allison - General Manager EGS

23:29 The Cost of Free Games (Allison)

25:54 Security and Fraud at EGS (Allison)

28:53 Making Money with EGS (Allison)

32:05 Warnings and Depositions (Allison)

34:59 Itching for a Fight - Itch.io App Access (Allison)

45:11 Apples, Oranges, and Ooblets

48:44 Conclusion

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Discussed in this episode:

"An Antitrust Epic"

YouTube Playlist - Hoeg Law

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1zDCgJzZUy-lb7ReoUqL5_dTcM8ngmfV

"Apple isn't happy with Microsoft's Xbox executive testimony."

Tweet - May 7, 2021 - Tom Warren

https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1390637440273162246

"Day 5 of Epic v. Apple!"

Twitter Thread - May 7, 2021 - Adi Robertson

https://twitter.com/thedextriarchy/status/1390688458658652165

"Epic v. Apple Day 5 kicks off..."

Twitter Thread - May 7, 2021 - Nick Statt

https://twitter.com/nickstatt/status/1390684367161380869

"App Store Review Guidelines"

Updated February 1, 2021

https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#business

"Three key discoverability takeaways from the Epic/Apple lawsuit"

Games Industry Biz - May 5, 2021

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-05-05-three-key-discoverability-takeaways-from-the-epic-apple-lawsuit

"The itch desktop client is now available on the Epic Games Store!"

Itch.io Blog - April 22, 2021

https://itch.io/blog/245490/the-itch-desktop-client-is-now-available-on-the-epic-games-store

"Apple is using Itch.io’s ‘offensive and sexualized’ games as a cudgel against Epic"

The Verge - May 7, 2021

https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/7/22425759/epic-apple-trial-app-store-itch-io-offensive-sexualized-unspeakable-games-day-5

"Epic, Mixer, Ooblets, and Ninjas: A Lawyer's View on Exclusivity and Messaging (VL80)"

YouTube Video - August 2, 2019 - Hoeg Law

https://youtu.be/kUmNwQrEKN8

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