Epic claims App Store antitrust trial judge made too many legal mistakes in her ruling

Thursday's appeal filing by Epic claims that Judge Gonzales Roberts "erred" in her Epic versus Apple antitrust rulings, and is asking the appeals court to force a retrial before the same judge.

The filing, made by Epic's attorneys, claims that Epic made its case appropriately, and Judge Roberts "erred" in her interpretation of the evidence and testimony. Furthermore, the gaming company disagreed with the judge's stance regarding Apple's power in the market, saying that it has "ample economic power" to force developers to bend to its will.The appeal filing claims that "Apple unlawfully maintains its monopolies in the iOS app distribution and in-app payment solutions markets by expressly excluding all competitors." However, during the trial, Judge Roberts didn't define the market the same way that Epic does here or the wider definition that Apple wants. It isn't clear why Epic is leaning on their definition in the appeal filing, given the ruling and prior precedent in similar matters.

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