‘Apple Tax is Dead in the USA’
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has almost entirely upheld a scathing April ruling that found Apple in willful violation of a 2021 injunction meant to open up iOS App Store payments in its long-running legal battle against Epic Games. A three-judge panel affirmed that Apple’s 27% fee for developers using outside payment options had a “prohibitive effect” and that the company’s design restrictions on external pay … ⌘ Read more