( Reuters) A federal court's's order that could compel Apple Inc.( NASDAQAAPL ) to alter payment procedures in its App Store was upheld by a U.S. appeals court on Monday.
In an antitrust case brought by" Fortnite" father Epic Games, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeal upheld a 2021 attempt that might have required Apple to permit developers to offer links and buttons for third-party in-app payment methods in order to avoid paying business income to the phone machine.
U.S. appeals court upholds lower court order requiring Apple to permit purchases from outside App Stores