Google wanted Fortnite so bad it thought of buying Epic

Epic had filed a lawsuit against Apple for alleging forcing developers to process in-app purchases through Apple and pay the company 30 per cent of the total revenue earned.

Epic Games had filed a lawsuit against Apple and Google over Play Store’s in-app billing policies. The lawsuit was filed against Apple for alleging forcing developers to process in-app purchases through Apple and pay the company 30 per cent of the total revenue earned. A similar lawsuit was filed against Google by the Epic Games. However, the latest court filings reveal that to dissolve the threat, Google had even considered buying some or all of Epic. Apple and Google were accused of maintaining monopolies and eliminating the competition. The battle between Apple, Google and Epic Games had intensified when both the tech companies removed Fortnite by Epic Games from App Store and Play Store after the developer had rolled out a new update that allowed users to pay directly to the developer for Fortnite’s in-app purchases. It was also alleged by Epic that Apple and Google had also attacked the company’s business in unrelated areas.