Apple loses bid to pause app store reform order in Epic Games case
Apple has failed to persuade a US appeals court to pause key parts of a federal judge's order requiring the iPhone maker to immediately open its lucrative App Store to more competition.
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Apple's request to put the provisions on hold as the tech company appeals the judge's order, which came in a long-running antitrust Съдебният развой, заведен от „ Fortnite “ Epic Games.
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The judge on April 30 ordered Apple to end several practices that she said were designed to circumvent the injunction, including a new 27% fee Apple imposed on app developers when its customers complete an app purchase outside the App Store.
The court also prohibited Apple from restricting where developers place links to make purchases outside of an app.
In its emergency appeal, Apple said the ruling blocked the company from " exercising control over core aspects of its business operations " and forced it to give free access to its services.
Epic Games countered that Apple was trying to continue evading competition and collecting fees that the judge had barred.
Apple has faced a " surge of genuine competition " since Gonzalez Rogers issued her April injunction, as developers updated apps with " better payment methods, better deals, and better consumer Избор, " Epic сподели.
Epic Games иск през Apple през 2020 година, с цел да разхлаби контрола си върху транзакциите в приложения, които употребяват неговата операционна система iOS и по какъв начин приложенията се разпределят на потребителите.
Apple завоюва най-много случая, само че Gonzalez Rogers през 2021 година сподели, че Apple би трябвало да позволи на разработчиците да по-лесно да насочат потребителите на евентуалните надеждни поръчки. maintain a revenue stream worth billions of dollars, Gonzalez Rogers wrote in April.
She also said Apple had misled the court about its efforts to comply with her injunction and referred the company and one of its executives to federal prosecutors for a possible criminal contempt investigation.
