The Supreme Court refused to force Apple to immediately put in place ways to allow third-party apps to redirect users to other online stores.
A small victory for Apple, which retains its 90-day deadline to implement the decision of the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit.
Apple remains suspended
From May to September 2021, Epic Games and Apple clashed over a major subject: the commercial practices carried out by the Cupertino company on its App Store and the distribution of income. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled in favor of Apple on nine of the ten counts. The last concerned the possibility, for third-party applications, to redirect users to other online stores through dedicated links. Apple lost on this subject, caught up by California’s unfair competition laws.
At the end of April, before the last Court of Appeal before the Supreme Court, Apple had obtained the suspension of the decision, then a period of 90 days at the end of July to file an appeal before the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, Apple has no obligation to comply with the Court of Appeals ruling, which did not sit well with Epic, which asked the highest US court to overturn the suspension of the decision, so that Apple is forced to apply it immediately.
” This delay not only harms Epic, but also countless consumers and other app developers for a significant period of time.. “Said Epic.
Unfortunately for the Fortnite publisher, Bloomberg reports that the Supreme Court dismissed Epic Games’ request without providing an explanation. The publisher will therefore have to wait while Apple continues to use its current payment rules.
Source : Engadget
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