US EditionApple motion says external payments “fundamentally change” its App Store
- On April 29, 2025, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Apple willfully violated a 2021 injunction by continuing to charge commissions on external payment transactions in its App Store.
- The ruling arose from Apple’s ongoing legal battle with Epic Games and concerned Apple’s failure to comply with court orders aimed at limiting anti-competitive App Store rules.
- Following the ruling, Apple updated its App Review Guidelines, allowing developers like Spotify and Kindle to add buttons linking to external payment methods exempt from Apple’s commission.
- Apple warns that the imposed restrictions could lead to annual financial losses ranging from several hundred million to billions of dollars and characterizes the injunction as an unprecedented order that significantly disrupts its business operations.
- After the ruling, developer Pure Sweat Basketball filed a class-action lawsuit citing financial harm from Apple’s noncompliance, while Apple filed an appeal to challenge the ruling.
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