The ruling essentially says that Apple can no longer stop developers from pointing customers towards payment methods outside of Apple’s own App Store. This comes mere days…
What just happened? The judge presiding over the case between Epic Games and Apple just issued a permanent injunction against Apple that will come as a major blow to how it runs the App Store. While the court didn’t decide entirely in Epic’s favor, it still represents a win for the company, which has already tried to act on a similar decision made recently in South Korea. The ruling essentially says that Apple can no longer stop developers from pointing customers towards payment methods outside of Apple’s own App Store. This comes mere days after Apple decided to let some apps direct customers to subscriptions outside its App Store in response to a Japanese antitrust investigation. Late last month, South Korea became the first country in the world to prohibit app store owners from blocking outside payment systems. Epic’s battle with Apple started last year when Epic started letting Fortnite players on iOS make in-app purchases through Epic’s own store, sidestepping Apple’s payment system.
