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The popular video game "Fortnite" by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comApril 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for video game transactions to defend itself against antitrust allegations by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, the iPhone maker said on Thursday.In a federal trial scheduled to begin May 3, the companies will fight over whether Apple's 15% to 30% commissions for use of its in-app payment systems, and its longstanding practice of exercising control over which apps users can install, amount to anticompetitive behavior.Epic and Apple filed dueling position statements with the court on Thursday in preparation for the trial in Oakland, California.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comEpic in its filing contended iPhones, with more than 1 billion users, represent their own distinct market for software developers. Epic has argued that Apple has monopoly power over that market because it decides how users can install software on the devices and says it abuses that power by forcing developers to deliver their software through the App Store, where developers are subject to fees on some transactions.Apple rejected that notion in its filing and said the proper market to analyze the case is the broader video game transaction field, which includes platforms such as Nintendo Co Ltd and Microsoft Corp's Xbox gaming consoles, which also limit the software that can run on their hardware and charge fees to developers.Apple says consumers have choices in carrying out video game transactions, including purchasing virtual tokens from game developers on other platforms such as Windows PCs and using the tokens on iPhones with no fees to the developer.U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers will have to rule on which notion of a "market" is the correct one for analyzing Apple's moves for signs of anticompetitive conduct.The court case began last year after Epic tried to implement its own in-app payment system in the popular "Fortnite" game and Apple subsequently banned the game from its App Store.Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comOur Standards:

The popular video game "Fortnite" by Epic Games is pictured on a screen in this picture illustration August 14, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration/File PhotoRegister now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comApril 8 (Reuters) - Apple Inc plans to argue that it faces abundant competition in the market for video game transactions to defend itself against antitrust allegations by "Fortnite" maker Epic Games, the iPhone maker said on Thursday.In a federal trial scheduled to begin May 3, the companies will fight over whether Apple's 15% to 30% commissions for use of its in-app payment...

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