By Juli Clover, MacRumors
Apple’s legal battle with Cary-based Epic Games is continuing on, and on Thursday the Cupertino company filed an opening brief with the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Both Apple and Epic Games opted to appeal the original ruling in the Epic Games v. Apple case as neither company was satisfied with the outcome. Epic lost, while Apple was subject to App Store changes that are on hold pending the outcome of the appeal.
Following Epic’s initial opening brief in January, Apple submitted its latest filing to the appeals court Thursday. In the brief, Apple argues that Epic Games lost the case not because of legal error, but because of its “unprecedented” and “unfounded” accusations of anticompetitive conduct. Apple quotes several passages from the initial ruling that point out Epic’s failings.
Apple argues that Epic is using the appeal to try to “change the narrative” because it can show no error in the district court’s original ruling. To win its appeal, Epic needs to prove without a doubt that the first court’s findings were erroneous, and Apple does not believe that’s going to happen.
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