Apple loses the battle against Epic and must allow alternate in-app purchase methods

On the eve of the iPhone 13 launch, Apple has suffered a major loss in the lawsuit filed by Epic Games last year. Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, sued Apple last year over claims the company was violating U.S. antitrust law by prohibiting developers from implementing alternative in-app purchase methods. Today, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers issued her ruling in the Epic Games v. Apple lawsuit, handing Epic and other app developers a major win.

As part of her ruling, Judge Gonzalez-Rogers issued a permanent injunction against Apple that orders the company to lift its restrictions on the forms of in-app purchase methods allowed on the App Store. The injunction also orders Apple to abandon its anti-steering policy, which prohibited app developers from informing or directing users to alternative purchasing methods. Likely in anticipation of a ruling against them, Apple recently partially lifted its anti-steering policy on its own, though they stopped short of allowing developers to inform users of alternative purchasing methods from within their iOS app. This injunction will take effect in 90 days, meaning Apple has 3 months to adjust its App Store policy to comply.

This story is developing. Check back for more updates.

The post Apple loses the battle against Epic and must allow alternate in-app purchase methods appeared first on xda-developers.

from xda-developers https://ift.tt/38XcAu0
via IFTTT