Fortnite vs. Apple and Google Is the Internet's First ‘World War’

What’s truly at stake is the power to shape and profit from the future of digital experiences.

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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.

Today on the Brief:

• Jobless claims down and retail sales up
• The U.S. Federal Reserve is running distributed ledger technology experiments
• The end of an era, as BitMEX begins KYC

Our main discussion: the big battle brewing between Epic Games and Apple/Google.

NLW looks at:

• Why Fortnite got kicked off the Apple and Google app stores
• Why Epic Games is suing in response
• Why this was all very clearly planned by Epic Games
• Why Apple and Google should be nervous about anti-trust
• Why this is about a much bigger future than just a single game

See also: Epic Games Blasts Apple’s ‘Anti-Competitive’ Payments Practices in Lawsuit

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