Apple loses bid to pause App Store fee changes as Epic case heads to Supreme Court
The court sided with Epic: Apple must keep allowing external payment links without commission for now.
What happened
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted Epic Games' motion. That means Apple must, for now, keep allowing apps to include external payment links with no commission on those purchases.
The court said: "Apple has failed to show good cause to sustain our prior stay order."
What's next
- The district court will decide how much commission Apple can charge on link-out purchases.
- Apple is taking the case to the US Supreme Court.
Epic called Apple's move "another delay tactic."
For players
This could mean cheaper V-Bucks and in-game purchases on iPhone through external links.
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