This article gives context I didn’t already know, about why Fortnite was pulled in the first place, and digs in deep into the Google Play Store and Apple App St

This article gives context I didn’t already know, about why Fortnite was pulled in the first place, and digs in deep into the Google Play Store and Apple App Store policies. Recommended. ‘The situation Epic Games is facing in practical terms is the same: Fortnite has been thrown out of Apple's App Store as well as the Google Play Store, meaning that new users can't download it and existing users can't receive updates. In either case, this was the platform owner's response to Epic's offering of rebates contingent upon purchases that would have circumvented Apple's and Google's in-app payment systems. So there's a behavioral overlap. Antitrust law, however, is concerned with unilateral conduct only against the background of monopoly power. In that regard, Epic faces unique challenges with respect to each adversary (technically, there are multiple Google defendants, but they belong together):‘ [Emphasis mine]