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the root cause of the lawsuit lies in apple's anti-steering provisions for developers. this clause prohibits developers from promoting external platforms and websites on the app store in an attempt to limit developers' influence on users. although a court has ordered apple to remove this restriction, epic is not satisfied with the way apple enforces it. to this end, epic filed a lawsuit, and apple was eventually required to provide 1.3 million documents related to app store rules. however, what is surprising is that apple is filing a new document and asking the court to revoke the previously issued injunction.

apple overturned the original ban based on two precedents. the decision in beverage v. apple, a state case, found that apple's anti-bootstrapping provisions were not unfair. this precedent means that the federal government cannot challenge apple's anti-boot clause, making the nationwide ban no longer enforceable. murthy v. missouri involves plaintiffs alleging that the biden administration pressured social media companies to curb misinformation during the coronavirus pandemic. although not relevant to this case, the court ruled in apple's favor.

in summary, apple believes that epic cannot prove that its anti-bootstrap clause has had a direct impact on epic's business, and there is no evidence that users will choose epic over other app stores because of the absence of anti-bootstrap clauses. through a comprehensive analysis of the two cases, apple proposed to revoke or limit the scope of the ban, which means that apple may reintroduce anti-bootstrap clauses in the app store guidelines, unless epic games is involved.

however, the final decision rests with the courts.

this lawsuit is not only about the rules and laws of the app store, but also a debate between aesthetics and logic.apple’s strategy: use legal means to protect your own interests and try to gain an advantage in the legal field.
epic’s dilemma: when facing legal challenges, you need to find appropriate solutions and fight for your rights.impact of precedent: the legal precedent adds a new angle and dimension to the lawsuit and could impact other app store-related cases.