In a new development over the legal battle between Apple and Epic Games, an appeals court has ruled in favor of Apple in regard to the App Store rules.
With the courts siding with the Cupertino-based technology giant, it is likely that there won’t be any major changes in the commission that the company charges to app developers.
Commenting about this new development, Apple spokesman said, “Today’s decision reaffirms Apple’s resounding victory in this case, with nine of 10 claims having been decided in Apple’s favor. For the second time in two years, a federal court has ruled that Apple abides by antitrust laws at the state and federal levels.”
Apple had won the initial court battle a couple of years back and now the Ninth Circuit Court affirmed that decision where it was said that the company did not violate antitrust law by banning competing app marketplaces on iPhones.
Epic Games sued Apple after the game developer had introduced its own payment system into Fortnite to avoid paying a 30% commission to Apple for each transaction. By doing so, the company broke Apple’s rules, and ultimately the developer was banned from the App Store. After that, Epic Games sued Apple and received support from a few other developers who also faced issues with Apple’s rules.
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