Epic Games might have largely misplaced its main lawsuit in opposition to Apple, but it surely’s not going out and not using a combat — and it has some main assist in its nook. Soon after the Epic Games v. Apple ruling was issued, Epic appealed, and over the previous two days, a lot of organizations have filed amicus briefs in assist of Epic’s battle, together with a coalition of 35 state attorneys common, Microsoft, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). (The unique ruling has since been placed on maintain after an appeals court docket granted a keep.)

During the combat, Epic was attempting to make the case that Apple has a monopoly in cell gaming with the App Store, and in so doing, pressure Apple to take a smaller share of all of the transactions that undergo that retailer. If it had been profitable in pushing Apple to simply accept alternate cost processors, it might dramatically change how Apple, probably the most worthwhile firm on the planet, operates its extremely profitable App Store. In the unique case, the choose in the end dominated in favor of Apple in 9 of ten counts Epic introduced in opposition to it, however each Epic and Apple appealed the components that they misplaced.

In a gap attraction transient filed final week, Epic argued that letting the ruling stand “would upend established principles of antitrust law and…undermine sound antitrust policy.”

Now, it appears greater than half the states within the US, Microsoft, and the various extra teams submitting amicus briefs (that are filed by somebody who isn’t a celebration within the case, including further data that could be related) are siding with Epic, the corporate that misplaced all however one depend within the unique ruling, as a result of they imagine Apple might have a monopoly as properly.

“Apple’s conduct has harmed and is harming mobile app developers and millions of citizens,” the states stated of their transient. “Meanwhile, Apple continues to monopolize app-distribution and in-app payment solutions for iPhones, stifle competition, and amass supracompetitive profits within the almost trillion-dollar-a-year smartphone industry. Apple must account for its conduct under a complete rule of reason analysis.”

“A broad ruling for Apple could leave little room for a limiting principle to prevent Apple from leveraging its control of iOS to foreclose competition in countless adjacent markets,” Microsoft stated. “Google, the only other mobile operating system provider, could be empowered to do the same. The stakes are high for Microsoft and other businesses that depend on antitrust laws to protect competition on the merits.” (It needs to be famous that Microsoft was a key ally with Epic through the bench trial, as Epic even known as Microsoft to the stand to testify.)

“A holistic review of the district court’s factual findings will show that Apple does have market power in app distribution, and that its proffered justifications for its restrictive App Store policies do not outweigh the anticompetitive effects of those policies,” the EFF stated within the conclusion to its transient. “Accordingly, this Court should find Apple’s policies to be illegal under the Sherman Act. This result will leave Apple free to continue innovating for the benefit of its users, while allowing innovation to flourish outside of Apple’s walls as well.”

Here is the record of organizations which have filed amicus briefs. We’ve uploaded every of their briefs to DocumentCloud so you possibly can learn them for your self:

The United States also filed an amicus brief, although its was not in assist of both celebration.