Apple says 'Fortnite' can't return to the App Store until Epic v. Apple verdict is final

Last Thursday, Sweeney wrote to Phil Schiller, an Apple fellow and lead App Store executive, asking to reinstate "Fortnite" and update Apple's guidelines to make alternative payment methods and Apple's payment system the same level of convenience for users, according to a tweet published Wednesday. Sweeney said "Fortnite" would make a return if Apple follows the court verdict; then the two companies' only source of conflict would be over whether Epic should be allowed to publish a store within a store. Sweeney wrote that he believed "we could find common ground on the topic."