Apple plans to take the Epic Games App Store dispute to the Supreme Court to challenge limits on external-payment fees after the Ninth Circuit’s contempt ruling, with potential implications for App Store monetization.
Brazilian antitrust regulator CADE forces Apple to allow third-party app stores and external payments in Brazil, effective next year, under a Term of Commitment to Termination (TCC).
Ninth Circuit upholds aspects of the Epic v. Apple ruling, enabling external payment options and cutting into Apple’s App Store rules; Tim Sweeney calls it a win for developers.
Ninth Circuit largely affirms Judge Rogers’ contempt findings and the limits on Apple’s app-store practices in the Epic case, while calling for consideration of options that could let Apple charge in certain scenarios.
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