The Supreme Court has given Apple a temporary reprieve by preventing a ruling from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals from taking effect.
and against Fortnite developer Epic Games by preventing an injunction ordered by a federal judge from taking effect. Back in September 2021, Judge Yvonne Rogers Gonzalez issued her decision on a court case that was heard after Apple tossed Fortnite out of the App Store for trying to offer iPhone owners an alternate method of paying for in-app purchases including currency used within the game. This would deny Apple from taking its 15% to 30% cut of such transactions.
to get around the so-called"Apple Tax." Earlier this year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Apple had violated California’s Unfair Competition Law by denying developers the opportunity to inform consumers about alternative payment platforms which included transactions made via the Epic Games Store. But the court put its ruling on hold to give Apple time to file with the Supreme Court for its case to be heard.
The so-called Apple Tax generates billions of dollars for Apple each year and because Apple does not allow the use of third-party app stores with its devices, lawmakers and app developers in the U.S. and overseas have called Apple a monopolist.
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