Apple appeals court ruling mandating free outside purchase links in its App Store

On Monday, Apple filed an appeal with the Ninth Circuit, contesting last week’s ruling that bars the company from imposing fees on developers who include purchase links outside the App Store.
Sarah Jeong for The Verge:
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n 2021, the Epic v. Apple lawsuit resulted in a court order enjoining Apple from anti-steering activities — that is, hindering developers from telling users to make purchases outside of the app. The case was revived last year when Epic Games alleged that Apple had violated that court order.
Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers not only agreed with Epic Games but also found that Apple’s Vice President of Finance, Alex Roman, had lied under oath and referred the matter to the district’s federal prosecutor for potential criminal investigation. The judge additionally sanctioned Apple for “misuse of attorney-client privilege designations to delay proceedings.”

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MacDailyNews Take: Clearly, Apple must appeal this nonsensical ruling which essentially orders to company not to charge for advertising within its App Store.

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