Developers might not be able to use alternative payment solutions for years.
Apple has filed an appeal in the Epic Games case it previously heralded as a victory in a bid to prevent—or at least delay—the introduction of alternative payment methods to the App Store. US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled on Sep.10 that Apple had violated California’s Unfair Competition Law by preventing developers from linking to third-party payment solutions in their apps. Judge Rogers ordered an injunction that «permanently restricted and enjoined» the company from prohibiting in-app links to payment services that aren’t built into the App Store. This injunction, which is set to go into effect 90 days from the Sep.
