As Apple’s legal battle with Epic Games continues, a judge in the case has made some decisions unfriendly with Apple. First, Apple CEO Tim Cook is ordered to serve for a 7-hour deposit in the case. The judge also rejected Apple’s attempt to sue Samsung as part of the case.
As reported by Gizmodo, it appears from the court documents that Epic Games Cook originally wanted to deposit for eight hours. Apple then quoted the apex doctrine, which may prevent high-level executives from being fired at all, before conceding to four hours.
However, the judge in the case ruled that Cook could be fired by Epic Games for seven hours:
According to Judge Thomas S. Hixon, “this dispute is less than meets the eye.” Hixon writes that the apex doctrine “limits the length of a deposit, rather than completely blocks it,” and that the dispute, given the circumstances, is a question of whether Cook for four hours, eight hours, or a length of time in between. Hence Hixon’s ruling that Cook should be sacked for seven hours.
Regarding where Hixon came from seven hours ago, the judge writes that this is the standard rule for “how long a witness must endure.” Hixon also argues that the apex doctrine focuses on whether a witness has a ‘unique, non-recurring knowledge of the facts of the case’. As for Apple’s app store policy – which is at the heart of this seemingly endless case against Epic – Hixon writes, “there really is no one like Apple’s CEO who can testify to how Apple views competition in these different markets. his business model. ”
Second, Judge Hixon denied Apple’s request to sue Samsung’s internal documents. Apple has insisted on Samsung’s internal communications to prove that the App Store policy is similar to the policies of other companies, but Hixon called it a ‘strange deep dive’ into Samsung and Epic’s relationship.
For more context, the relationship between Epic and Samsung has blossomed amid Epic’s disputes with Apple and Google. Epic has often said that while you can no longer find Fortnite in the App Store or Play Store, it will still be available in the Galaxy Store.
As a refurbishment, Apple removed Fortnite from the App Store because Epic Games implemented its own payment processing system for in-app purchases that evaded Apple’s In-App Purchasing system. The two companies are currently embroiled in a legal battle, with a trial set to take place in the United States later this year.
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