Essentially, it's a win-win for Epic. If they win the lawsuit they will (probably) be able to have more control over how they want to distribute their iOS apps

Essentially, it's a win-win for Epic. If they win the lawsuit they will (probably) be able to have more control over how they want to distribute their iOS apps. If they lose, they won't have to deal with iOS anymore. Free players cost money too, and it's possible iOS is not so interesting to Epic with the %30 Apple cut. Also, since their business model is based on microtransactions, most of their revenue must come from whales. These are committed players who will most likely go get their Fornite fix somewhere else. Specially if Apple wins. Most gamers will always side with Epic here.