Reuters - Microsoft Corp said Tuesday it will allow Epic Games Inc, Amazon.com Inc and other firms to integrate their app stores into the tech giant's marketplace, giving more options to third-party developers.
The company in Redmond, Washington also said it would not take a cut from app developers' revenue when the apps manage their own in-app payment systems.
Epic Games is again leading the industry forward with Windows, now an open platform with an open store, said Microsoft Head of Software Tim Sweeney tweeted.
The move comes as Epic Games and Apple Inc have been locked in a legal dispute since last year when the Fortnite Creator tried to get around Apple's 30% fee on some in-app purchases by launching its own in-app payment system.
Developers have long criticized Apple's commissions between 15% and 30% on many app store purchases, what some developers see as an opaque and unpredictable process.