Apple moved to open its App Store to outside billing options in the US after the country’s Supreme Court rejected the iPhone maker’s appeal in an antitrust battle challenging its policies.
In a court filing, the iPhone-maker stated the changes will involve enabling third-party apps in its marketplace to provide “buttons, external links or other calls to action that direct customers to purchasing mechanisms” in addition to its own in-app billing system, which charges developers a commission fee of either 15 per cent or 30 per cent. In effect, Apple will provide an outside link to an external website to process payments for purchases made within apps.
Apple however noted it intends to retain a 12 per cent revenue share from small businesses and a 27 per cent fee from larger companies for those opting to bypass its payment system.
This particular clause has sparked a backlash on X from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, who described it as a “bad faith compliance plan”.
The newly introduced commission, Sweeney argued, undermines the order requiring Apple to offer alternative payment options.
Epic Games filed a lawsuit in 2020 which challenged Apple’s “stranglehold on the iOS ecosystem” including its in-app purchasing mechanisms. Apple later removed the developer’s gaming title Fortnite from its App Store.
Last April, the court rejected Epic Games’ claims that Apple violated antitrust laws over third-party app stores, but upheld its decision regarding alternate billing options.
The court also declined to hear Epic Games’ appeal in the latest ruling.
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