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Apple can't force developers to use its in-app payment system, federal judge rules

Ruling effectively allows app developers to bypass the commission fees of 15% to 30% assessed by Apple's App Store. Apple Inc. was dealt a blow Friday when a federal judge in the Epic Games Inc. case issued an injunction that said the company can no longer force developers to use its payment system, effectively bypassing commission fees of 15% to 30%. However, the iPhone maker was not ruled an antitrust monopolist.The split decision could signal a tectonic shift in the way apps are distributed t

Apple can't force developers to use its in-app payment system, federal judge rules

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However, the iPhone maker was not ruled an antitrust monopolist.\nThe split decision could signal a tectonic shift in the way apps are distributed to consumers and could have even deeper implications for operators of dominant online platforms such as Apple, Google parent Alphabet Inc. (GOOGL) and Amazon.com Inc., among others.\nApple is \"permanently restrained and enjoined from prohibiting developers from including in their apps and their metadata buttons, external links, or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms, in addition to In-App Purchasing and (ii) communicating with customers through points of contact obtained voluntarily from customers through account registration within the app,\" Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, the federal judge who presided over the closely watched trial in May, said in an 185-page ruling.\nThe judge said Apple violated California's unfair-competition law by banning developers from directing customers to other payment services. Apple must allow developers within 90 days to include links in their apps to other payment methods, she said. Apple is considering all legal options, which could include seeking to block the order before the 90-day period lapses, according to an Apple representative.\nIt wasn't all bad for Apple. On one crucial point, Gonzalez Rogers said, \"The Court does not find that Apple is an antitrust monopolist in the submarket for mobile gaming transactions. However, it does find that Apple's conduct in enforcing anti-steering restrictions is anticompetitive.\" Additionally, Epic was ordered to pay damages to Apple.\nApple immediately spotlighted the latter opinion. \"Today the Court has affirmed what we've known all along: the App Store is not in violation of antitrust law,\" Apple said in a statement provided to MarketWatch. \"As the Court recognized 'success is not illegal,' Apple faces rigorous competition in every segment in which we do business, and we believe customers and developers choose us because our products and services are the best in the world.\"\n\"We are extremely pleased with this decision, which is a resounding victory,\" Katherine Adams, Apple's senior vice president and general counsel, said in a conference call with reporters Friday. \"Apple's App Store business model has been validated. The court has confirmed that Apple is not a monopolist under either federal or state law.\"\nEpic Chief Executive Tim Sweeney tweeted that the ruling \"isn't a win for developers or for consumers. Epic is fighting for fair competition among in-app payment methods and app stores for a billion consumers.\" He added that Epic's popular \"Fortnite\" game, which was at the center of the federal trial, will not return to the App Store until or unless Epic can offer alternate in-app payments.\nApple shares fell 3.3% on Friday.\nLawmakers, regulators and the tech industry have closely monitored the high-profile case for its impact on online platforms and digital commerce amid a flurry of antitrust activity. Among the most interested parties have been Google, Amazon, Facebook Inc. (FB), and Microsoft Corp., all of which depend on vast platforms to haul in billions of dollars annually.\nThe decision could upend the economics of a $100 billion online market and provide a short-term financial hit to the App Store, a major source of Apple revenue for the past several years.\nIn the days leading to Gonzalez Rogers's decision, Apple made a small concession -- several developers and coalitions insist it was a \"sham\" -- to smaller developers with a legal settlement on Aug. 19. Under the deal, Apple agreed to allow app makers to direct their consumers to payment options outside the App Store, which could allow them to avoid paying the fees of up to 30% that Apple charges developers for online purchases in iOS apps.\nIndeed, in Friday's ruling, the federal judge pointedly said, \"Nothing other than legal action seems to motivate Apple to reconsider pricing and reduce rates.\"\nEpic sued Apple and Alphabet Inc.'s Google (GOOGL)(GOOGL) in separate lawsuits in 2020, claiming their influential app stores gouged developers with onerous commission fees of up to 30% and unfairly competed directly via similar apps of their own. The digital platforms, in other words, were in violation of antitrust law in the ability of smaller companies to compete with Apple and Google.\nA long line of economic and technology experts testified on behalf of both Apple and Epic during a contentious trial to set the future course for distributing and selling software on the internet, prompting a bipartisan bill in the U.S. Senate that takes direct aim at the Silicon Valley giants.\nWhile Epic awaits a 2022 trial in federal court of its case against Google, the South Korean government passed a law that severely restricts the ability of Google and Apple to extract commission fees from developers.\nAt the same time, Apple made concessions to smaller developers in the days leading to Gonzalez Rogers's decision. On Sept. 1, Apple said it would let app developers such as Netflix Inc and Spotify Technology provide customers a link to create a paid account that sidesteps Apple's in-app-purchase commissions\nThe App Store update, part of a settlement with the Japan Fair Trade Commission, goes into effect globally early next year and applies to \"reader\" apps where users consume content that they have purchased elsewhere.\nA few days earlier, as part of a proposed settlement of a 2019 class-action lawsuit, Apple agreed to allow app makers to direct their customers to payment options outside the App Store.","news_type":1},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":549,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":2,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"hasMoreComment":false,"orderType":2}