SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — If Epic Games hopes to dismantle the fortress surrounding Apple’s iPhone and its app store, the video game maker probably will need to roll out some heavier artillery heading into the second week of a trial threatening Apple’s $2 trillion empire. So far, at least, Epic has been having trouble proving its allegations that the iPhone maker’s 13-year-old app store has turned into an illegal monopoly. Instead, Epic at times has seemed to be helping making Apple’s rationale for maintain ironclad control over its app store and collecting commissions of up to 30% on transactions completed on iPhones, iPads and iPods.
