Get the latest tech news
Epic preps its challenge to Apple’s ‘bad-faith’ outside payments changes
A court will decide if Apple’s outside payments tax makes sense.
To refresh, District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered Apple in 2021 to let developers link to outside payment methods, and it immediately appealed(despite having called it a “ resounding victory ”). Epic CEO Tim Sweeney vowed to challenge what he called “bad-faith” compliance after Apple announced its App Store changes that included the fee. A former antitrust trial attorney for the US Department of Justice told The Verge earlier this month that it wasn’t likely the court would side with Apple if Epic chose to challenge these terms.
Or read this on The Verge