An appeals court has ruled largely in favor of the App Store owner in a ruling surrounding Apple’s dispute with Epic Games. This decision will likely prevent major changes in Cupertino’s control over the company’s app store; Because Apple has called it a victory.
According to CNBC, the US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in a previous ruling on rejection Epic Games claims that Apple has violated competition laws confirmation did In other words, this court confirmed that Apple engaged in anti-competitive behavior in a broad way did not and this company can still have the monopoly of the App Store and the right to its fees.
The Court of Appeals has actually stated that it is not their duty to comment on the impact of online payment platforms on the economy and democracy, and that this issue should be examined by higher institutions. As a result, their sentence to Previous enforcement procedures He has remained committed to this.
In response to this decision, Apple’s spokesperson says: “Today’s decision is once again in favor of Apple by issuing a decision regarding 9 out of 10 claims.” victory Important Apple confirms in this case. For the second time in two years, a federal court says Apple is subject to state and federal antitrust laws.
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However, as seen in the Apple spokesperson’s statement, Epic has won a claim. Based on this and according to the previous court ruling, Cupertinos must allow developers to provide links to refer users to Payment services outside the App Store to have
Apple says it still reserves the right to take further action, which could include filing an appeal of the 10th claim.
“Apple won in the 9th Circuit Court,” Epic Games CEO said about the appeals court’s decision. However, the court accepted the previous ruling that Apple’s restrictions have a significant anti-competitive effect and this effect harms consumers. […] Fortunately, the court’s positive decision rejecting Apple’s antitrust policies allows iOS developers to take to the web to do business directly with consumers.”
