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Apple to Ask US Supreme Court to Undo App Store Order in Epic Games Case

by Calvin02 on 7/3/23, 9:57 PM with 7 comments

• by knubie on 7/4/23, 12:08 AM

  So as of today Apple's App Store Review Guidelines still prohibit apps from linking to outside payment options. [1] At what point will this ruling (almost 2 years ago now) actually take effect?

  [1] (3.1.1) Apps and their metadata may not include buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms other than in-app purchase, except as set forth in 3.1.3(a). https://developer.apple.com/app-store/review/guidelines/#bus...

• by musicale on 7/4/23, 12:14 AM

  > The judge's order said Apple could not prohibit developers from providing links and buttons to payment options in their apps that take consumers outside of the App Store - a step that could reduce sales commissions paid to Apple.

  IIRC Apple was forced to allow this for dating apps in the Netherlands - but they still charge a 27% commission anyway.

  Which is to be expected - the fee is a platform commission which is largely unrelated to the cost of transaction processing.

• by olliej on 7/4/23, 5:30 AM

  It seems like all they'd need to do is pay off a couple of the justices. It seems super affordable.