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- A U.S. District Judge ruled that Apple violated a previous injunction by imposing new restrictions and commissions on developers using third-party payment methods.
- The Court has restricted Apple from enforcing several practices that limit developer-user communication and maintain an anticompetitive revenue stream.
- After the ruling, Epic Games plans to relaunch Fortnite on iOS in the US next week, and has offered peace with Apple if it implements the changes worldwide.
History is being made now, as a judge has ruled vehemently against Apple in the Epic Games vs Apple case related to in-app payments. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has ruled that, effective immediately, Apple will no longer impede developers’ ability to communicate with users, nor will it levy or impose a new commission on off-app purchases.
In the latest 80-page ruling, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found Apple in willful violation of the Court’s previous injunction in 2021, which sought to restrain and prohibit Apple’s anticompetitive practices and pricing.