A federal judge issued a permanent injunction barring Apple from blocking developers from including other forms of in-app payment in their iOS apps, in a win for Epic Games. The injunction will tak…
It has been expected that Apple would appeal any unfavorable ruling in the case. Apple and Epic reps did not immediately respond to requests for comment.issued Friday by U.S.
on behalf of app developers alleging that the tech giant’s App Store policies are anticompetitive and result in exorbitant fees. Under that agreement, Apple agreed to not block app developers’ efforts to communicate to users that they can use third-party payment platforms where Apple does not get a cut of sales — although Apple was still blocking such messaging within the apps themselves.
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