The U.S. Supreme Court dismisses Epic Games' appeal to ``immediately issue a decision in the Apple vs. Epic Games appeal''
No. 23A78 - Supreme Court of the United States
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In the App Store, an app store for iOS, 30% of sales such as in-app purchases are collected by Apple as a commission, and developers have pointed out that the commission is too high. was Meanwhile, Epic Games planned to introduce a new payment method called 'EPIC direct payment' in August 2020 to avoid the fees collected by the App Store payment system.
On the other hand, Apple does not allow in-app purchases that do not go through the App Store, and has removed 'Fort Knight' from the App Store, citing Epic Games' decision as a violation of the rules. In response, Epic Games filed a lawsuit against Apple, and the dispute between Epic Games and Apple in court has continued since 2020.
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An appeals hearing held on April 24, 2023 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the September 2021 ruling to ``Allow third-party payment systems in the App Store.'' Epic Games' allegation that Apple violated antitrust laws on the App Store was denied. The trial ruled in favor of Apple in 9 out of 10 claims filed by Epic Games.
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In July 2023, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit gave Apple 90 days to decide whether to comply with the App Store terms change or appeal the court's ruling to the Supreme Court. I set a period.
In response, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said, 'Justice has been postponed again.'
Sadly, Apple's anti-steering rules - which both the District Court and the 9th Circuit Court found to be illegal - will remain in place, as the 9th Court Court stayed the injunction that puts an end to the practice. Justice delayed, again. https ://t.co/I044RIMF9c
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) July 17, 2023
Epic Games told the Supreme Court on August 7, 2023, ``Leaving Apple's App Store rules untouched for a long time will hurt not only Epic Games but also countless users and app developers over a long period of time. It will lead to things, ”he claimed, and requested that the appeals court immediately issue a ruling that ``Apple should allow App Store apps to direct to external payment options.''
If Epic Games' appeal is accepted, app developers will be able to display links and buttons to their own payment systems other than Apple on the App Store app page, and 30% of sales will be paid as a commission. You will be able to avoid the so-called “Apple tax” that will be collected immediately.
However, on August 9, 2023 local time, Judge Elena Kagan of the Supreme Court dismissed Epic Games' claim that ``the decision of the appeals court that effectively delayed the implementation of the order to Apple should be invalidated.'' Did.
Neither Epic Games nor Apple has commented on the Supreme Court's decision at the time of writing.
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