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<p><a href="
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<p>The reason? Epic <a href="
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/16/18334865/epic-games-store-versus-steam-valve-pc-gaming-console-war-reimagined" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">previously criticized Steam’s cut[/url] from game developers, accusing platform owner Valve of “sucking out a huge fraction of the profits from games.” Apple wanted to understand more about Valve’s business model with Steam in order to help it make its own case for the App Store. The data that Apple demanded from Valve – which is not even a party to the case – was pretty insane…</p>
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Apple demanded hugely sensitive Steam data as part of its legal battle with Epic
