Epic Says Apple Violated App Store Injunction, Seeks Contempt Order

Epic Games, which makes the popular video game 'Fortnite,' on Wednesday accused Apple of violating an injunction governing its lucrative App Store, and asked a U.S. judge to hold Apple in contempt and end its 'sham' compliance. From a report: A September 2021 injunction by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, let developers provide links and buttons that direct consumers to other means to pay for digital content.

In a filing with the California court, Epic alleged that Apple is in 'blatant violation' of that injunction, despite the Cupertino, California-based company's assurance in a Jan. 16 court notice that it had 'fully complied.' Epic said Apple has imposed new rules and a new 27% fee on developers for some purchases, which taken together make the links 'commercially unusable.' The Cary, North Carolina-based developer also said Apple continues to 'categorically prohibit' buttons, and still forbids some apps from telling users they have other purchasing options.

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