Epic Games v. Apple: Apple Can No Longer Force Developers to Use In-App Purchasing, Judge Rules

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The exhausting battle between Epic Games and Apple has finally reached a partial conclusion. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled in Epic Games’ favor today, issuing an injunction that prevents Apple from prohibiting developers from providing links or other communications that direct users away from Apple in-app purchasing. This is bad news for Apple, as the company makes significant money off of App Store sales, taking as much as a 15 to 30 percent cut of gross sales.



The ruling is as follows:



Apple Inc. and its officers, agents, servants, employees, and any person in active concert or participation with them (“Apple”), are hereby permanently restrained and enjoined from prohibiting developers from (i) including in their apps and their metadata buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms, in...

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[Grimlakin]

That is... very... awesome.

 

[Uvilla]

Apple goes oops!
They might have won if side loading was possible.

 

[Nanobot]

On to the appeals courts…..

Meanwhile, Epic owes them millions for breaching their contract.