Apple’s iOS and macOS chief Craig Federighi, along with CEO Tim Cook, will have to testify in the company’s case against Epic Games. Apple wanted Eric Neuenshwander, head of Cook and App Store (reporting to Federighi) to represent the company in the case. Epic instead asked about Federighi, believing that he was “better able to discuss the reasons for Apple’s closed, integrated ecosystem.” US District Judge Thomas S. Hixson approved that request, according to court documents obtained by AppleInsider.
“If [Epic has] Guessed wrong, and Federighi’s documents aren’t as relevant as Neuenschwander’s, that hurts [Epic]Hixson wrote in the ruling. Assuming the requests are relevant and proportionate, it is up to the plaintiffs to decide which discovery they want to make to prove their claims, and if they make wrong choices, that’s their problem. “