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In a big win for app developers, a US judge has ruled that Apple can no longer control or take a cut from external payment links in apps available on the App Store in the United States. This decision came from Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers as part of the long-running legal fight between Apple and Epic Games, which started over four years ago. While Apple had won a previous ruling, this latest one favors Epic and all developers who don’t want to use Apple’s payment system. According to the new order: Apple can’t charge any fees or commissions for purchases made outside the app. Developers are free to add links or buttons that take users to third-party websites for payments. Apple can’t control how these links look or where they’re placed. Apple also can’t show warning messa...

In 2020, a legal fight began between Apple and Epic Games, the makers of Fortnite. The conflict started when Epic Games tried to bypass App Store rules by providing direct payment links, causing Apple to remove Fortnite from the App Store. Since then, the two companies have been involved in a continuous legal dispute. Judge Not Satisfied with Apple’s Request for More Time in Epic Case t the end of last week, Apple attempted—and failed—to persuade Judge Thomas S. Hixson, who manages the document discovery process, to extend the deadline for submitting important documents in its legal battle with Epic Games. On September 26, Apple argued that the number of records to review was much larger than expected and requested extra time. However, the judge firmly stated that September 30 “is ind...

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Apple Loses Control Over App Payment Links in US

Apple Must Submit 1.3 Million App Store Documents Today