Last month, Epic Games filed a motion asking a California judge to hold Apple in contempt for what it claims are violations of a 2021 court order related to the company's App Store practices. Now, Apple is asking the judge to reject Epic's request, claiming in a new filing discovered by that the motion is an attempt to “micromanage Apple's business operations in a way that would increase Epic's profitability.”
The original court order from US District Judge Yvonne González Rogers required Apple to allow developers to offer an option for external payment methods, allowing them to avoid fees of up to 30 percent on the App Store and in-app purchases. application. Apple for developers in January that allow links to external websites to purchase alternatives, but the new rules also require them to obtain Apple's approval to do so and impose a 12 to 27 percent commission for these transactions. By ReutersEpic argued that this makes alternative payment options “commercially unusable.”
Epic also said at the time that Apple's “supposed compliance” is a sham and accused the company of violating the court order with its recent actions. Apple maintains that it has acted in compliance with the court order, stating in the new filing: “The purpose of the court order is to make information about alternative purchasing options more available, not to dictate the commercial terms under which Apple provides access.” to your platform. , tools and technologies, and user base.”
