09:10 AM EDT, 07/05/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Epic Games said Friday that Apple ( AAPL ) was stalling the authorization of its European games store for installation on iPhones in violation of antitrust rulings.

The video-game publisher Apple ( AAPL ) has twice rejected its Epic Games Store submission, arguing that its design was too similar to Apple's ( AAPL ) App Store.

"We are using the same 'install' and 'in-app purchases' naming conventions that are used across popular app stores on multiple platforms, and are following standard conventions for buttons in iOS apps," Epic said in posts on the social media platform X.

Epic said it had already reported Apple's ( AAPL ) rejection of its design to the European Commission, which has ordered the company to open its phones to competitors' stores as part of the Digital Markets Act.

Apple ( AAPL ) did not immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comment.

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