Category: Epic Games v. Apple
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Apple appeals certification of consumer class action over App Store cut; Epic Games opposes recovery of $73M fees
A couple of filings were made late on Friday in two App Store antitrust cases: Apple is appealing the certification of a consumer class challenging the 30% cut, and Epic Game opposes Apple’s demand for a $73M recovery of attorneys’ fees.
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Disney-Epic Games alliance has important past and current connections with Apple, Google app store fights
App store antitrust matters are not mentioned in the announcement of Disney’s $1.5 billion investment in Epic Games, but there are important implications, some of which are not merely speculative.
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Epic Games formally tells U.S. court Apple isn’t complying with App Store injunction, announces contempt motion
Context: On January 16, 2024, Epic Games’ 2021 anti-anti-steering injunction under California law (but of nationwide scope and to the benefit of all app makers in the U.S.) entered into force after the Supreme Court of the United States declined to hear the matter (games fray article). Within hours, Apple filed an obviously prepared notice…
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Game and other app makers can take billions of dollars away from Apple every year with this strategy, leveraging Epic’s U.S. injunction
While Apple’s new link and button rules for apps in the U.S. market are hard to overcome, there is a workaround that games fray has identified and describes in this article.
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Apple’s plan for compliance with Epic’s U.S. injunction makes only link-free promotions of alternative purchasing options viable
Apple will tax purchases made on external websites at a rate of 27% (or 12% for small developers) if developers make an attempt to benefit from Epic’s U.S. anti-anti-steering injunction. An attempt that will be futile for various other reasons as well.
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Epic’s California injunction against Apple’s anti-steering rule takes effect as Supreme Court denies both parties’ petitions
The Supreme Court of the United States has denied both Epic Games’ and Apple’s motions for review of the decision in their App Store litigation. An injunction against Apple under California law is now taking effect.
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Supreme Court to consider Epic’s and Apple’s petitions on Friday (1/12): Apple argues connection with pending case
Epic Games and Apple are asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review different parts of the decision in their App Store antitrust case.