Source: Axios
“Apple must stop levying 27% commissions on sales that take place when apps point users to websites beyond Apple’s App Store, a federal judge ordered Wednesday. In a scorching ruling that called Apple’s response to a previous order ‘an obvious cover-up,’ Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers also referred Apple’s behavior to federal prosecutors to investigate whether to bring criminal contempt of court charges. The ruling comes as part of the long legal fight between Epic Games and Apple over Apple’s control of the App Store. The court originally ruled mostly in favor of Apple, but ordered the iPhone maker to allow app makers like Epic to send users ‘off-app’ to conduct business via channels that wouldn’t be subject to Apple’s 30% commission. Apple’s response — after losing an appeal — was to allow such transactions but add a new 27% fee on them.” (05/01/25)
https://www.axios.com/2025/05/01/apple-epic-lawsuit-app-store-offsite-fees