It was meant to be a great business opportunity for developers,” Cook told employees, according to a recording of the meeting obtained by The Verge.

The court ruled nine of those in favor of Apple and one in favor of Epic.

Most importantly, they ruled that Apple is not a monopoly, which we’ve always known.

However, Sweeney said that Epic “hope[d] that Apple will also make these options equally available to all iOS developers.”.

Cook is correct, however, that a California judge ruled Apple didn’t have a monopoly in digital gaming transactions — the relevant market in Epic v.

Cook didn’t confirm whether Apple planned to appeal its one loss: the verdict that Apple’s anti-steering rules (which restrict developers from telling users about alternate payment options) violate California’s Unfair Competition Law.