Apple Appeals Over App Store Ruling Amid Epic Fallout

Monday, May 5, 2025, 11:20 am

Apple is challenging a court mandate forcing changes to its App Store, a ruling linked to the longstanding Epic lawsuit. The tech giant is now appealing the ruling that aims to curb its control over payment systems, sparking yet another dramatic chapter in its battle with developer fees.

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techinasia.com / Apple appeals contempt ruling in Epic Games App Store case

US District Judge Gonzalez Rogers said Apple willfully disobeyed the order and may face criminal contempt charges.

macrumors.com / Apple Faces Developer Lawsuit After Defying App Store Injunction

Apple is being sued by developers unhappy with the company's "willful violation" of the anti-steering injunction the court ordered as part of its legal battle with Epic Games. A company called Pure Sweat Basketball has teamed up with law firm Hagens Berman to file a class-action lawsuit against…

appleinsider.com / Lawsuit hopes to return 15 months of commissions to developers after App Store ruling

A developer is seeking a class action lawsuit for funds developers could have earned for the last fifteen months with links outside the App Store instead of mandatory in-app subscription purchases.Developers provide value to Apple's platformThe only victory Epic Games claimed over Apple in its…

winbuzzer.com / Apple Appeals Scathing Ruling That Blocks Fees for Third Party App Stores

Following a judge's harsh rebuke over App Store rules, Apple has formally appealed the decision preventing external link fees in the US. The post Apple Appeals Scathing Ruling That Blocks Fees for Third Party App Stores appeared first on WinBuzzer.

macrumors.com / Apple Appeals Court-Mandated App Store Payment Rule Changes

As promised, Apple is appealing the contempt of court decision it was hit with last week in its ongoing legal fight with Epic Games. Apple today filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. District Court in Northern California, in the hopes that the Cupertino company might be able to walk back changes…

techcrunch.com / Apple appeals decision that forced it to allow links to external payments in apps

As promised, Apple has now filed its appeal to the recent court ruling that required it to open up its App Store to external payment mechanisms. Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers took the tech giant to task for defying the court’s orders in its battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games by not…

appleinsider.com / Apple files appeal against court ruling that mandated App Store changes

While complying with the courts and their mandated changes to the App Store as fallout from the Epic vs. Apple suit, Apple has now also filed its appeal against the ruling.Apple is appealing against the court ruling that has mandated App Store changesOn May 1, 2025, US District Judge Yvonne…

theverge.com / Apple files appeal to wrest back control of its App Store

After a stinging rebuke in the lower courts over its legal battle with Epic, Apple filed a notice of appeal to the Ninth Circuit on Monday. The appeal will challenge last week’s ruling that prevents the company from charging developers fees on purchases made outside the App Store. In 2021, the Epic…

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