Apple Forced To Change Payment Policies After Court Rules Tech Giant Interfering With Competition
The Apple technology giant has softened its rules on applications following a court decision which said that the company was engaged in anti -competitive practices.
In a decision From the northern district of California, judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said that Apple had voluntarily violated an injunction of his legal battle with the developer of video games Epic Games – the company behind Fortnite.
In 2020, Apple prohibited the EPIC account of the App Store when the video game developer allowed users to get out of the Apple ecosystem to obtain better payment offers. Epic then continued Apple, accusing the giant of anti -competitive behavior technology.
Judge Rogers judged in 2021 that Apple had violated the law of the state and ordered the technology giant to authorize developers to direct users to other payment channels.
Years later, however, the judge said that the company did not conform and that “Apple's continuous attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated”.
“This is an injunction, not a negotiation. There are no working heads once a party voluntarily ignores a court order. Time is gasoline. The court will not tolerate other delays. As indicated above, Apple will not hinder competition.
The Apple enjoin court to implement its new anti -competitive acts to avoid compliance with the injunction. As of registration, Apple will no longer hinder the ability of developers to communicate with users, and they will not allow a new commission on off -application purchases. »»
The court order opens the door to digital assets to become another means of payment for users of App Store.
Screenshots of Apple users on the X social media platform would have to show An update specifying that application developers are authorized to direct users to other payment methods, which may include crypto.
Commenting on the update, the economist Alex Krüger said It could be “huge”.
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