Epic Games has accused Apple of violating a US court injunction governing its lucrative App Store.
makes the popular videogame Fortnite, on Wednesday accused Apple of violating an injunction governing its lucrative App Store, and asked a US judge to hold Apple in contempt and end its “sham” compliance.accused Apple of violating antitrust law by requiring consumers to obtain apps through its App Store, where it charges app developers up to 30% commissions on in-app purchases.
A September 2021 injunction by US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California let developers provide links and buttons that direct consumers to other means to pay for digital content.In a filing with the California court, Epic alleged that Apple is in “blatant violation” of that injunction, despite the Cupertino, California-based company’s assurance in a 16 January court notice that it had “fully complied”.
Epic said Apple has imposed new rules and a new 27% fee on developers for some purchases, which taken together make the links “commercially unusable”. The Cary, North Carolina-based developer also said Apple continues to “categorically prohibit” buttons, and still forbids some apps from telling users they have other purchasing options.
“Apple’s goal is clear: to prevent purchasing alternatives from constraining the supra-competitive fees it collects on purchases of digital goods and services,” Epic said. “Apple’s so-called compliance is a sham.”In response to requests for comment, Apple referred to its 16 January notice, where it said the injunction would protect consumers and “the integrity of Apple’s ecosystem” while ensuring that developers do not get a free ride on its platform.
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