By Sean Maguire ( April 29, 2026, 09:26 GMT | Insight) -- Epic Games, creator of Fortnite, wants an Australian judge to issue relief orders that have "a global market" approach, allowing Australian developers to distribute apps elsewhere and for Apple to eliminate commissions for purchases made in rival app stores. Epic wants broad and prescriptive orders to be issued, while Apple is seeking for rival app stores to be allowed solely in Australia for five years. Lawyers for Epic argue that Apple has continued to act as a "monopolist" since it was found to have abused its market power in Australia last year, which they argue justifies stricter and far-reaching new rules on the tech giant. Epic Games, in its long-running antitrust case against Apple in Australia, is seeking a “global market” approach to opening up Apple’s operating system, as the court considers how far it should go in reshaping app distribution and payment systems....
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