So the company had to allow companies that work through the App Store to provide a means for their customers to find ways to subscribe to their services or purchase their apps on their own sites, meaning that there would be a link or a button saying buy here. But the judge in that case had said that Apple's antisteering rules weren't allowed. They weren't found guilty of any anticompetitive behavior. And companies like Epic, Spotify, and others have said that that's unfair. You'll remember that if a company sells an app through the App Store, they're charged between 15% and 30% of the sale price for the use of the App Store itself. This goes back to the Epic Games lawsuit that that company had filed against Apple claiming that it violated antitrust laws in preventing companies from being able to offer third-party payment options in the App Store. At least for today, a big win for Apple, right, Dan?ĭAN HOWLEY: At least for today, yeah. Dan Howley has been following this legal back and forth. The Supreme Court's saying the tech giant can keep its App Store payment rules at least for now. Epic Games is facing a setback in its legal battle against Apple. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley joins the Live show to discuss the ongoing lawsuit and what this means for the future of Apple's app store rules. The Supreme Court rules that Apple ( AAPL) can keep its app store payment rules for now. Epic Games is facing a setback in its legal battle with Apple.
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