This will run and run, though Apple will nevertheless have to get real about how it's going to implement what the courts require. As Apple's statement in response to the ruling makes clear, it will continue to fight for its right to insist on iOS using its own In-App Purchasing for reasons of security and consumer trust. Sweeney's saying Fortnite will return when Apple's done what the judge says, basically, though his qualified "when and where" is perhaps because this could be in 90 days, or take a lot longer.Īpple is all-but-guaranteed to appeal this ruling, but make no mistake: it's a huge win for Epic, and in some respects a surprising one. Thanks to everyone who put so much time and effort into the battle over fair competition on digital platforms, and thanks especially to the court for managing a very complex case on a speedy timeline. Sweeney went on to add "Fortnite will return to the iOS App Store when and where Epic can offer in-app payment in fair competition with Apple in-app payment, passing along the savings to consumers.
"The evidence here shows that, unlike the increased merchant fees in Amex, Apple's maintenance of its commission rate stems from market power, not competition in changing markets," reads the ruling.Įpic CEO Tim Sweeney has taken to Twitter to reiterate some of Epic's slogans in what will be an ongoing battle. In another part of the ruling, the Court also takes issue with the arbitrariness of Apple's 30% commission fee, noting that it was set "almost by accident" and "without considering operational costs, benefit to users, or value to developers."
In other words, the Court has ruled that it's unfair for Apple to prevent app makers from advertising their own prices and purchase methods. "When coupled with Apple's incipient antitrust violations, these anti-steering provisions are anticompetitive and a nationwide remedy to eliminate those provisions is warranted." The judgement went the way it did, however, because "Apple's anti-steering provisions hide critical information from consumers and illegally stifle consumer choice," says the Court. (Image credit: Nina Riggio/Bloomberg via Getty Images) As the Court recognized ‘success is not illegal.’ We remain committed to ensuring the App Store is a safe and trusted marketplace that supports a thriving developer community." "Today the Court has affirmed what we’ve known all along: the App Store is not in violation of antitrust law. "Success is not illegal" is at high risk of becoming a new Silicon Valley slogan, and Apple itself referenced the line in a short statement released after the ruling: Success is not illegal," reads the ruling. "While the Court finds that Apple enjoys considerable market share of over 55% and extraordinarily high profit margins, these factors alone do not show antitrust conduct. First of all, the court did not find that Apple has a monopoly: Under the Californian legal definition of such, "the court cannot ultimately conclude that Apple is a monopolist under either federal or state antitrust laws."
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The full ruling spells out exactly what the judge has-and hasn't-declared. The ruling does clarify that these will be in addition to Apple's own In-App Purchasing system, but it's crystal-clear that Apple has to allow apps to send users to third-party payment services, and has 90 days to do it. This means that, as happened in the South Korean courts last week, the court has ruled Apple cannot stop apps from pointing customers towards their own 'purchasing mechanisms'.
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are hereby permanently restrained and enjoined from prohibiting developers from (i) 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."
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