So many posts, and almost nobody pointing out that Epic is only going after Apple because they’re the richest company in the world.
Look honestly at the gaming business. Every console maker charges around 30% on games and IAPs. Google Play does the same. They don’t allow developers to circumvent the rules. Heck, if you buy in-game currency using a gift card bought at your local drugstore, if you pay $60, Epic gets around $50. Why is Apple being singled out? (My opinion: publicity for Epic and the slim possibility of getting some penalty money from Apple's deep pockets if they win... Apple is very unlikely to settle this.)
The one platform where Epic is able to get a higher percentage of revenue is Windows gaming. But even there, Steam has a platform they charge for access to. So Epic had to spend a lot of money to build their own game store software.
So, because Epic built this game store, they now want Apple (and probably all the console makers too) to allow Epic to put this game store on all their platforms for free so Epic can reap the rewards. Sorry, it’s not gonna happen. If the platform makers don’t get a percentage of the sales on the platform, they won’t make money, and will go out of business. Now there are no platforms, and no games. Will Epic build their own console then? But then they’d have to let other developers put their games on it for free! So no games for anybody.
IMHO, Epic hasn’t got a snowball’s chance in hell on this one. 1) Apple does not have a monopoly on mobile devices. 2) Console makers have been doing the same thing for decades. 3) Epic admitted they would be willing to take a special deal with Apple!