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Sep. 29, 2020
US court shuts out virtual viewers, suit says
The hearing concerned whether U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers should issue a preliminary injunction against Apple, forcing it to offer Epic Games' Fortnite in the App Store. The antitrust case is of massive public interest as the tech giant fends off accusations that its app marketplace and in-app payment processing system are anticompetitive.
OAKLAND -- Some people were shut out of a virtual court hearing Monday because of a 500-participant limit to view online proceedings in the Northern District of California.
The hearing concerned whether U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers should issue a preliminary injunction against Apple, forcing it to offer Epic Games' Fortnite in the App Store. The antitrus...
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