Read the 2 a.m. email that Epic's CEO sent Apple execs

Read the 2 a.m. email that Epic's CEO sent Apple execs declaring war over 'Fortnite' (AAPL)

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Published 21 Aug 2020

· Last week, the wildly popular game "Fortnite" got an update on Apple and Android smartphones that allowed players to bypass the companies' digital payment systems. Instead of going through Apple and Google, payments went directly to the "Fortnite" studio, Epic Games.
· In response, Apple and Google pulled "Fortnite" from...

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Read the 2 a.m. email that Epic's CEO sent Apple execs declaring war over 'Fortnite' (AAPL)

Read the 2 a.m. email that Epic's CEO sent Apple execs declaring war over 'Fortnite' (AAPL)

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