Epic will appeal the decision of the Apple App Store. Epic has filed an appeal against its decision last week in a case against Apple’s App Store policy.
The popular video game maker Fortnite said Sunday in court that it will issue a ruling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals for San Francisco. On Friday, the court issued a permanent injunction barring Apple from preventing app developers from specifying payment methods to users outside the App Store. Many consider this to be a loss to Apple. However, the court also ruled against Epic on nine out of 10 issues and ordered him to pay millions of dollars in legal fees.
Epic Clear win
Epic Games has filed an appeal against the federal judge’s decision in legal action. Arguing that Apple told the popular video game creator Fortnite in a court hearing on Sunday that it would decide San Francisco’s 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered Apple to destroy a lucrative part of the competitive barrier protecting its iPhone app store. But denied Epic’s accusations of Apple’s monopoly or made this statement. The ruling further undermines the so-called “walled garden.”
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Apple has built around its crown jewel, iPhone and app store. The ruling also gives Apple some excuse. The judge did not call Apple a monopolist and did not ask to allow competing stores to offer applications for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
Epic filed a landmark antitrust lawsuit last year after openly challenging a special payment system. However, that transfers 15% to 30% of all digital transactions digitally in iPhone apps to Apple. Such deals can include everything from Netflix or Spotify subscriptions to digital merchandise.
Competition
Moreover, the digital merchandise, namely songs, movies or virtual games, and video games. While part of his decision raised questions about whether Apple’s fees. It would affect consumer prices. Gonzalez Rogers kept the fee structure unchanged and defended the company’s right to exclude such fees.
Another store offers apps for their iPhones. But the judge concluded that Apple was engaging in unfair competition under California law. Moreover, prompting them to order the company to allow US developers to insert links. To other payment methods inside iPhone apps.
The change will make it easier for app developers to avoid paying Apple commissions, impacting billions of dollars in annual revenue. Apple went to great lengths to view the decision as a clear victory.
Although it acknowledged that it could partially appeal the decision, which would make it easier for app developers to bypass Apple’s fees.
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