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Musk “Apple App Fees Are Taxes”, Fortnite Development Company Support | Reuters

On July 30, CEO of Tesla, a major electric vehicle company, told Epic Games, the developer of the popular game “Fort Knight,” which is suing Apple, a major US IT company, over fees for app distribution services. Expressed support. Taken in Los Angeles, June 13, 2019 (2021 Reuters / Mike Blake)

[Reuters]— US electric car giant Tesla CEO Musk is suing US IT giant Apple on the 30th over fees for app distribution service Epic, the developer of the popular game “Fort Knight”・ Expressed support for Games.

“Apple’s (app distribution service) app store fees are effectively international taxation on the Internet. The epic is correct,” Musk said in a post on Twitter.

He also declined to use Apple products and pointed out that “the app store is too expensive.” Epic will not be reluctant to pay, either. “

Epic sued Apple for antitrust violations last year for misusing its dominant position in the app market.

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