Not content with its forthcoming US legal trial, Epic Games has ramped up the offense against Apple.

Its chosen battleground this time is Australia, where the Fortnite developer has decided to take Apple to court.

The fight between Epic Games and Apple appears to show no signs of simmering at any point in the near future. The game developer, most famous for the incredibly popular game Fortnite, has a US trial with Apple penciled in for May 2021.

However, this doesn't seem to be enough for Epic, as it has launched a new offensive, this time taking the spat to Australian shores.

The two brands have come to blows over Apple's removal of the Fortnite app from the iOS app store.

Epic had tried to circumvent the 30 percent cut that Apple takes from every transaction made on one of its devices in a third-party app. Obviously, Apple didn't take kindly to this and decided that the best course of action was to remove Fortnite from the app store altogether.

Is Apple Breaking Australian Consumer Law?

Epic claims that Apple is in contravention of Australian consumer law, according to a report in The Sydney Morning Herald.

Apple is, according to Epic, monopolizing the iOS ecosystem, removing competition where app downloads and payments are concerned.

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Tim Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer of Epic Games, feels that the app store model is outdated and in need of an overhaul.

He claims that the very notion that Apple has ultimate control over the entire iPhone app environment is against market rules. According to Sweeney, it flies in the face of the idea of a free market.

He told the Sydney Morning Herald:

Apple has said they have the legal right to do whatever the hell they want because they make the devices. Under Apple's legal theory they could charge 90 percent. The very notion that they're standing on is antithetical to free markets and competition.

Sweeney goes on to say that:

Apple is essentially using its control of the hardware to force all commerce to go through them, against the will of developers and also against the will of consumers. What's happening in the tech industry is really destructive. It needs to change rather fast.

The War Between Epic and Apple Is Far From Over

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This is only one in a line of legal proceedings that Epic has brought to Apple's doorstep. The Australian federal system is, according to Sweeney, well-known for unerringly upholding the law.

What comes of this ongoing battle remains to be seen, with further struggles for both parties lying in wait come May 2021. What will be an interesting outcome, if Epic wins its legal wrangle, is whether the whole app store landscape changes for good?