Spotify has a new friend in ‘Fortnite’ maker Epic Games. And not just because they both count Tencent as shareholders. Epic has followed Spotify’s lead in taking its big beef with Apple over in-app payments public, creating a consumer-facing ad campaign to accompany a lawsuit. Good times!
Aug 14, 2020
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Fortnite maker follows Spotify in making its Apple beef public
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