To protect valuable revenue streams, Apple is trying to delay a court ruling that forces US iOS app developers to redirect to external payment systems and forces the company to avoid paying fees to iPhone manufacturers.
The company filed an emergency motion late Wednesday, asking the Court of Appeal to grant partial stay on the previous ruling.
After Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers discovered he was not following the orders taken over in 2021, a US court ruled last week that it would uphold the epic game in a long-term case against Apple.
The new ruling party that allows Apple to apps on the US App Store apps includes the ability to redirect users to external systems for purchases, stop collecting fees for those payments, and stop displaying “scary screens.”
Apple is currently seeking a prohibitive stay that “claims reductions in transactions that users make via external purchase links and sets terms regarding the language or other references of the link or other external purchase options.”
Apple argues the new ruling is unfair and says it will “dramatically” increase the scope of previous injunctions. Apple had not started doing that at the time, as the court initially did not prohibit it from requesting a committee on non-apple payment systems.
Apple says it complies with the court’s 2021 injunction by allowing developers to link to non-app payment systems. In addition to showing the “scary screen” above, you should note that we reduced these transactions by 27% anyway.
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The company said new orders would result in significant losses. “These restrictions, which cost Apple a significant annual fee, are based on actions that have never been determined to be illegal (and not); rather, they were imposed to punish Apple for violating previous state injunctions that were ineffective in itself,” he said in the filing.
“Without a stay, these extraordinary intrusions into Apple’s business would cause serious irreparable harm,” the company said.
Epic Games responded to Apple’s move, saying it was “a final effort to block competition and to withdraw massive junk fees at the expense of consumers and developers.”
The iPhone maker filed an appeal against the court’s ruling earlier this week. The company has already adhered to orders, allowing developers to link users to complete purchases outside the App Store ecosystem. Companies like Spotify and Amazon have already updated their apps, redirecting users to their websites to make payments.
The story was updated in a statement from Epic Games.